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, 02 Jun, 2014 - 01:00

Peter O’Dwyer

BRIEFING TOP STORY

PARENTS 'ABUSED BY OWN CHILDREN' ON RISE

There has been an alarming rise in the number of children abusing their parents, with the majority suffering in silence because of shame and guilt.

IRISH NEWS

EU WILL WARN GOVERNMENT TO STICK TO PLANS FOR BUDGET

The EU Commission will warn the Government today to stick to its plans for October’s budget, despite the most likely next leader of the Labour Party, Joan Burton, saying she does not think the €2bn in spending cuts and tax increases is going to be necessary.

DUBLIN HOUSES DAMAGED IN 'GAS EXPLOSION'

Three houses have been extensively damaged in a suspected gas explosion with the roof blown off one in Dublin today.

WORLD NEWS

JIMMY SAVILLE ABUSED CHILDREN 'AS YOUNG AS TWO'

At least 500 victims, some as young as two, were abused by the shamed television presenter Jimmy Savile during his reign as one of the UK's most prolific sex offenders, new research shows.

WOMAN BEATEN TO DEATH 'FOR REFUSING TO GIVE HER NUMBER TO CULT'

The murder of a woman at a fast food restaurant in China has sparked a national outcry after it was revealed she was beaten to death for allegedly refusing to give her telephone number to members of a banned religious group.

SPORT

TREATY'S TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY

The glory that was Tipperary, the grandeur that was Limerick.

Poe used Greece and Rome as the placenames when he wrote that, but the crackle and flash of yesterday’s Munster senior hurling semi-final deserve the classical touch. Olympus in Tipperary North Riding.

DOWLING HITS OUT AT 'PERSONAL ABUSE' IN TEXT MESSAGE

Limerick scoring hero Shane Dowling launched a blistering broadside on his detractors following today's sensational Munster SHC semi-final victory over Tipperary at Semple Stadium.

BUSINESS

CREDIT STILL 'KEY' FOR SME SURVIVAL

Irish SMEs are growing strongly in terms of sales but, worryingly, only a third have reported an increase in profitability as a result.

VIEWPOINTS

STOLEN CHILDHOODS AND BLIGHTED LIVES - CHILD ABUSE IN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS

In the course of compiling her book, ‘Stolen Lives’, Bette Brown has come to believe that the abuse of children in industrial schools was one of the darkest chapters in Ireland’s history.

SHOWBIZ