The Briefing - Your Tuesday morning news catch up

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

Tue, 22 Jul, 2014 - 01:00

Greg Murphy

BRIEFING TOP STORY

GARDAí SAY THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS AS INQUIRIES CONTINUE

Gardaí yesterday said there appeared to be "no warning signs" within a rural Sligo family that could have flagged the appalling murder of a nine-year-old boy and the subsequent suicide of his 21-year-old brother.

IRISH NEWS

ANGER AS MEDICAL CARD REFORMS IN DOUBT

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is facing mounting pressure to clarify if radical medical card system reforms will still take place, after Health Minister Leo Varadkar appeared to row back on the vital plans.

FORMER REHAB BOSS SUES PAC, CLAIMS DAMAGES TO REPUTATION

Angela Kerins, the former chief executive of the Rehab Group, is seeking damages for personal injury and damage to her reputation she claims she suffered arising out of an alleged unlawful examination by the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee.

WORLD NEWS

SUN SUSPENDS FAKE SHEIKH AFTER TULISA TRIAL COLLAPSES

Mazher Mahmood, a British journalist known for his undercover work posing as a "fake sheikh", has been suspended by The Sun after the collapse of a celebrity trial in which he was a main witness.

'MR PUTIN, SEND MY CHILDREN HOME'

A distraught mother had summed up the mood of anguish in the Netherlands at faltering efforts to repatriate the bodies of loved ones killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, appealing to Russian president Vladimir Putin to return the bodies of her son and his girlfriend.

SPORT

GRAND SLAM NEXT FOR MCILROY

It will be back to work for Open champion Rory McIlroy this week as he gets on with the business of being a multiple Major winner.

DELIA: 'NO EXCUSES IF BHOYS FAIL TO DELIVER'

Ronny Deila believes his Celtic side will have "no excuses" for failing to perform at the home of Scottish rugby in the second leg of their Champions League second qualifier against KR Reykjavik tonight.

BUSINESS

PLUG PULLED ON €6BN ENERGY PROJECT

Mainstream Renewable Power is understood to have fully pulled the plug on its €6b energy bridge project aimed at exporting 5,000 megawatts of power to Britain and generating nearly €3bn in annual export revenue.

VIEWPOINTS

SHATTERING AN UNHOLY VOW OF SILENCE

'Sworn to Silence' a recollectuion of the clerical abuse of a boy, reflects on blame and shame in 1970s Ireland, says Dan Buckley

SHOWBIZ

EFRON NAMED HOTTEST HUNK

Hollywood star Zac Efron has been named the “hottest hunk” of 2014 – ousting Tom Daley, who took top spot in the Heat magazine poll last year.

TOP FEATURES

KERRY COLLINS PUTTING HER PAINTINGS ON PARADE AT FORT CAMDEN

ARTIST Kerry Collins is fascinated by Fort Camden, in Crosshaven, which is one of the finest remaining examples of a classical, coastal artillery fort. It was closed for years, but it is now being renovated and is partly open to the public.