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, 16 Jun, 2014 - 01:00

Kelly O'Brien

BRIEFING TOP STORY

PARENTS RELEASE WHITE DOVES AT FUNERAL OF SON, 6

The devastated parents of Jake Brennan released two doves into the sky at his funeral yesterday as they continued to struggle to come to terms with his death.

IRISH NEWS

GIRL DIES IN KERRY ROAD ACCIDENT

A 14-year-old girl died in a road accident in Co Kerry last night.

KENNY URGED TO SCRAP BANKING INQUIRY

Enda Kenny is under pressure to scrap the controversial banking inquiry and to set up an independent probe after one of its central members quit, claiming he had lost all hope in it being free from Cabinet control.

WORLD NEWS

AIRLINE APOLOGISES AFTER CHILD URINATES IN PLANE SEAT

JetBlue Airways apologised to a mother who said her child had to urinate in her airplane seat, because a flight attendant would not let her use the toilet, while the plane sat on the tarmac at a New York airport.

MCCANNS TO GIVE PERSONAL STATEMENTS IN LIBEL TRIAL TODAY

Kate and Gerry McCann will appear in a Portuguese court today to deliver personal statements on how accusations in a former police chief’s book have affected them.

SPORT

DISGRUNTLED DAVY FEELS HARD DONE BY BUT ADMITS REBELS DESERVED WIN

Clare manager Davy Fitzgerald has called for certain bodies within the GAA to be investigated.

MESSI SHINES IN NARROW ARGENTINA WIN

Lionel Messi scored a goal that is destined to go down in World Cup folklore as Argentina triumphed over tournament newcomers Bosnia-Herzegovina.

BUSINESS

WIND ENGERY MEETS TARGET OF SUPPLYING 50% OF ELECTRICITY NEEDS

Wind energy fulfilled a record 50% of Ireland’s electricity needs at times over the past six months, according to the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA).

VIEWPOINTS

DELUSIONAL, SHIRTY, AND POMPOUS. WHY HILLARY IS NOT QUALIFIED FOR HIGH OFFICE

BARACK OBAMA made only one nasty crack at Hillary Clinton during their contest for the American Presidency.

SHOWBIZ

VOICE OF SHAGGY IN 'SCOOBY DOO' DIES AGED 82

Casey Kasem - the voice of Shaggy in the TV show 'Scooby Doo' - has died at the age of 82.

TOP FEATURES

THE NAKED AND NATURAL TRUTH ABOUT NIPPLES

It is time to stop the hysteria about bare breasts and make going topless as easy and unremarkable for women as it is for men, writes Suzanne Harrington.