The Briefing - Your Monday morning news catch up

Welcome to your Monday morning briefing. Let us ensure you're up to speed on what's happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

Mon, 07 Apr, 2014 - 01:00

Denise O’Donoghue

BRIEFING TOP STORY

MUNSTER FANS EYE MARSEILLE SHORES FOR SEMI-FINAL CLASH

So the mad Munster scramble for tickets and flights begins, after Leinster bowed out in Toulon. Unfortunately for quick-thinking fans rushing to their laptops after the match, neither Ryanair nor Aer Lingus currently offer flights to Marseilles this early in the year.

IRISH NEWS

RECOVERY TO CREATE 50,000 JOBS THIS YEAR: IBEC

Fifty thousand jobs will be created this year, consumers are spending again, and growth will be stronger than expected, according to an upbeat analysis of the economy by Ibec.

NO AWARDS FOR NOISY CROWD BUT STARS SPARKLE AT IFTAS

Hollywood stars were shining brightly at this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards, with A-listers such as Colin Farrell and Michael Fassbender presenting and receiving awards. It wasn’t all glitz and glam, however, due to significant sound problems during the televised broadcast.

WORLD NEWS

CLERK THREW BODY HE MISTOOK FOR MANNEQUIN IN BIN

A front desk clerk at a Florida apartment complex has been fired after mistaking the body of a tenant for a mannequin and throwing it in a rubbish bin.

HONEYMOON MURDER SUSPECT TO BE EXTRADITED

Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani is due to be flown out of the UK tonight at the end of his long-fought battle against extradition.

SPORT

ONE FRENCH GIANT IS FELLED, ANOTHER LOOMS IN MARSEILLE

After Munster’s heroics on Saturday, all eyes were firmly focused on the Stade Felix Mayol yesterday to see if Leinster could seal the dream semi-final for Dublin.

BRITTON PAYS FOR SLUGGISH START

Fionnuala Britton had that familiar fourth feeling akin to the European cross country championships at a windswept Phoenix Park yesterday where Poland’s Iwona Lewandowska was a surprise winner at the Spar Great Ireland Run 10k in 33:39.

BUSINESS

CASTING NEW LIGHT ON HORSEBREEDING

Co Kildare firm Equilume is onto a winner with a light mask that brings the breeding season of mares forward to meet industry timelines, and even has the ability to reduce jetlag, writes Trish Dromey.

VIEWPOINTS

PUNISH FAME SEEKERS WITH JAIL SPELL

DURING my trek online to read about various news stories, I always seem to stumble upon stories where people make up things just to get fame and attention.

SHOWBIZ

ACTOR MICKEY ROONEY DIES AGED 93

Mickey Rooney, the pint-size, precocious actor and all-around talent whose career spanned more than 80 years, has died at the age of 93.

TOP FEATURES

WELCOME TO THE WORLD'S FIRST MUSEUM OF PROSTITUTION

An endless male parade is passing by, all of them some woman’s boyfriend, husband, brother or father. Most of the men wear dark casual clothes and very few look shabby.