The Briefing - Your Friday morning news catch up

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

Fri, 18 Apr, 2014 - 01:00

Kelly O'Brien

BRIEFING TOP STORY

ANGLO TRIAL: BRAVE DECISION BY THE JURY PUSHED BACK AGAINST THE NATIONAL MOOD

Can you imagine the outcry if charges had been preferred against Anglo executives but not Seánie?

IRISH NEWS

PROBE AFTER NEGLECTED DOGS DISCOVERED AMIDST RUBBISH IN DERELICT SHED

An investigation has been launched after two tethered and neglected dogs were rescued from appalling conditions on the outskirts of Cork City yesterday.

YOUNG BOY AND MOTHER SERIOUSLY HURT IN TWO-CAR CRASH

A young boy and his mother have been seriously injured in a two-car crash in Co Laois.

WORLD NEWS

MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT SOUTH KOREA FERRY CAPTAIN WHO ’DELAYED EVACUATION’

A doomed ferry’s captain delayed evacuation for half an hour after a South Korean transportation official ordered preparations to abandon ship, according to a transcript of the ship-to-shore exchange and interviews with a crew member.

IRANIAN KILLER SPARED FROM DEATH AS VICTIM’S MOTHER PREVENTS EXECUTION

An Iranian mother spared the life of her son’s convicted murderer with an emotional slap in the face as he awaited execution with the noose around his neck, a newspaper reported.

SPORT

BROWNE RETIRES SATISFIED HE HAS GIVEN WATERFORD HIS ALL

Former Waterford hurler Paul Flynn hailed Tony Browne as a "special individual" following the 40-year-old’s retirement from inter-county hurling last night.

METATARSAL BLOW FOR NEYMAR

Barcelona forward Neymar has been ruled out for four weeks with a left foot injury, the club have confirmed.

BUSINESS

DOMINANT DUBLIN DRIVES UP PROPERTY INVESTMENT 170%

Investment in Irish property assets rose 170% in the first quarter of this year above the same period last year — but 94% of activity was in the Dublin market, and as yields compressed investors "acquired assets across the risk spectrum", according to Davy Research.

VIEWPOINTS

OUR TREATMENT OF ASYLUM SEEKERS IS THE MODERN-DAY SCANDAL WE IGNORE

I HAVE a small girl who appears to be allergic to going to bed. Every night we make a deliberate visit to the kitchen for a last-minute snack but still she shouts from her room upstairs about how she is either hungry or thirsty.

SHOWBIZ