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, 26 Aug, 2014 - 01:00

Denise O’Donoghue

BRIEFING TOP STORY

COST OF RUNNING A FAMILY CAR FALLS €75

Despite a jump in motor insurance premiums, the cost of running a family car has decreased.

IRISH NEWS

GOVERNMENT BANNED SENDING PREGNANT WOMEN TO BESSBOROUGH IN 1945

A government minister ordered that no pregnant women be sent to Bessborough mother-and-baby home nearly 70 years ago.

FINAL FAREWELL TO FAMILY MAN, STATESMAN AND PEACEMAKER

Former taoiseach Albert Reynolds was laid to rest after a state funeral with full military honours.

WORLD NEWS

THOUSANDS PAY RESPECTS TO FERGUSON TEENAGER

Relatives said goodbye yesterday to the 18-year-old unarmed black man who was shot and killed by a police officer, remembering him as a "gentle soul" with a deep and growing faith in Christianity and ambitions that one day "the world would know his name".

SOLDIER DIES AFTER SHOOTING HERSELF AT US ARMY BASE

A soldier has died after barricading herself in an office and shooting herself inside a major command’s headquarters in Virginia.

SPORT

JOVETIC BRACE EXPOSES LIVERPOOL'S LIMITATIONS

Man City 3 Liverpool 1

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE, RODGERS WARNS BALOTELLI

Manager Brendan Rodgers claims Liverpool have offered Mario Balotelli his "last chance" to thrive at the top level.

BUSINESS

CHAMBER CALLS FOR IMPROVED SME ACCESS TO CREDIT

Make the tax system more business friendly; introduce policies that promote infrastructure investment; improve access to credit for SMEs and implement measures that boost consumer confidence are among a comprehensive set of recommendations contained in Cork Chamber of Commerce’s pre-budget submission.

VIEWPOINTS

A BRAVE AND FICTIONAL BOY MATTERS A LOT MORE THAN AN INTELLECTUAL GIANT

I was going to write 1,200 words about Richard Dawkins, a man whose behaviour incensed me beyond words last week. The more I thought about it, the more I thought he wasn’t worth it. Instead, I want to write about Joe Kavanagh.

EXAMVIRAL