The Briefing - Your Thursday morning news catch up

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

Thu, 08 May, 2014 - 01:00

Kelly O'Brien

BRIEFING TOP STORY

AFTER 6 REPORTS, 2 RESIGNATIONS AND 1 APOLOGY ... SHATTER FINALLY QUITS

A damning report showing a failure by the Department of Justice to adequately deal with allegations of malpractice, corruption and falsification of records within the gardaí forced the sudden resignation of Alan Shatter as minister for justice.

IRISH NEWS

HOUSE SALES ARE RISING, WITH LAOIS THE ONLY EXCEPTION

The volume of houses being sold is increasing across the country — except in Laois where it continues to fall.

ADAMS TO MAKE FORMAL COMPLAINT TO POLICE

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has made a formal complaint to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) about certain aspects of his “interrogation” while he was detained in connection with the murder of IRA victim Jean McConville.

WORLD NEWS

NINTENDO REFUSES TO ALLOW GAY CHARACTERS IN NEW GAME

Nintendo will not allow gamers to play as gay in an upcoming life simulator game.

KATIE PRICE DITCHES HUSBAND OVER 'AFFAIR'

Pregnant model Katie Price is to divorce her third husband after claiming he was having an affair with her married best friend for seven months.

SPORT

DZEKO SETS UP BLUE SUNDAY

Manchester City threatened to open up the title race once again before two goals from Edin Dzeko helped Manuel Pellegrini’s side to within a point of the championship.

MATHS ONLY THING BETWEEN SUNDERLAND AND SAFETY

Gus Poyet got his miracle as Sunderland ensured their continued presence in the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 victory over West Brom.

BUSINESS

MORAN QUITS ROLE AFTER JUST 18 MONTHS

The first secretary-general of the Department of Finance recruited from outside the ranks of the civil service has resigned after only 18 months in the position.

VIEWPOINTS

SF POLITICIANS MAY LOOK TO THE FUTURE, BUT WE CANNOT FORGET THE DARK PAST

IT’S Tuesday of this week and I’m driving my child home thinking there’s a strange silence about Gerry Adams’s arrest and I want to break it but I don’t know how.

SHOWBIZ

BRUCE WILLIS, 59, BECOMES DAD FOR FIFTH TIME

The 'Die Hard' star and his wife Emma, 35, welcomed their second daughter Evelyn Penn Willis into the world on Monday in Los Angeles.

TOP FEATURES

DO A DIGITAL CLEAN-UP AND PROTECT YOUR REPUTATION ONLINE

Have you checked your online profile? Prospective employers almost certainly will. Enter the ‘Reputation Managers’, digital clean-up crews that bury negative search results. Lisa Twomey reports