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, 15 Aug, 2014 - 01:00

Denise O’Donoghue

BRIEFING TOP STORY

POST MORTEMS DUE ON WOMEN WHO DIED ON INCH BEACH

Post mortems are due to be carried out on the bodies of two women who died in swimming accident off the Kerry coast last night.

IRISH NEWS

GP FEES ARE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH, SAYS EU

The Government is under pressure to remove the prescription drugs charge and avoid new GP fees after an EU report found such costs can damage people’s health and do not save the system money.

PERFECT DAY TURNS INTO NIGHT OF TERROR FOR SAILORS

The three sailors in their 60s and 70s were clinging to the side of their boat when they saw an island come into view.

WORLD NEWS

BOY, 14, LIVED IN A WAL-MART STORE FOR 4 DAYS

Employees at a Wal-Mart in Corsicana, Texas, were shocked after they discovered that a 14-year-old boy had been living inside the store for four days.

PARENTS SUE OVER RESCUERS' KILLING OF AIR CRASH TEEN

The parents of a teenage girl run over and killed by emergency vehicles after the Asiana Airlines crash landing at San Francisco airport is suing the city, saying rescuers were reckless and poorly trained.

SPORT

REBEL COUNTY IN HEALTHY STATE

It was a point stressed in the midst of last summer’s run to the All-Ireland final.

COYLE HAILS KEANE FOR DOUBLE

Owen Coyle was not the least bit surprised by Roy Keane’s return to football as, first, assistant to Martin O’Neill with Ireland and now number two to Paul Lambert at Aston Villa.

BUSINESS

ZERO GROWTH SPARKS ALARM IN EUROZONE STATES

Eurozone economic growth ground to a halt in the second quarter as Germany’s economy shrank and France’s stagnated.

VIEWPOINTS

IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL WE'LL BE BACK ON THE PROPERTY HAMSTER WHEEL

The prediction at that time was that over the following nine years we would need 600,000 new homes to keep pace with vociferous demand. This year it looks as if there will be just 2,000 built in the Dublin area.

SHOWBIZ

CLIFF RICHARD: CHILD MOLESTATION RUMOURS ARE 'COMPLETELY FALSE'

Pop star Cliff Richard has dismissed a sex crime claim involving a young boy in the 1980s as “completely false”.

TOP FEATURES

THE LATEST MAD FADS IN BEAUTY THERAPY

Fancy spreading bull semen on your hair, draping a python over your body, rubbing bee venom on your face or treating your nether regions to a facial? Tanya Sweeney investigates the latest spa treats.