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, 15 Sep, 2014 - 01:00

Denise O’Donoghue

BRIEFING TOP STORY

GARDAÍ FIND FRESH EXCUSES TO DELETE PENALTY POINTS

Gardaí have continued to abuse the penalty points system by changing the excuses to avoid detection in any audits.

IRISH NEWS

NCT WON'T RELEASE REPORT ON CAR IN FATAL ROAD CRASH

A grieving mother, whose daughter was killed while driving a defective car, has been denied access to an NCT report which could shed new light on what caused the crash.

IRELAND'S 'FORREST GUMP' HOME AFTER RUN AROUND WORLD

An endurance runner dubbed Ireland’s answer to Forrest Gump has arrived home after an epic four-year 50,000km run around the world.

WORLD NEWS

AMERICA'S FAVOURITE SPORT ENDURES ITS WORST WEEK EVER

This has been the NFL’s worst week.

WINEHOUSE STATUE UNVEILED AT CAMDEN MARKET

Amy Winehouse has been immortalised with a life-size statue in north London.

SPORT

O'LEARY GOAL THE CATALYST AS SPIRITED REBELS FIND SECOND WIND

Cork 2-12 Kilkenny 1-09

UNITED REVOLUTION CLICKS INTO GEAR

AN injection of £150 million-plus of talent and a toothless opponent in QPR were enough to finally see Louis van Gaal’s Old Trafford revolution get underway last night and while Manchester United will face far sterner and more meaningful challenges than this, the occasion may live long in the club’s folklore as the start of a new era.

BUSINESS

STATE READY TO TAP €300BN FUND

Ireland will have a list of investment-ready infrastructure projects ready to benefit from a €300bn EU fund, and could be willing to guarantee loans made to SMEs, Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said.

VIEWPOINTS

HOW NOT TO SOUND LIKE A POLITICIAN AND YET GET YOUR MESSAGE ACROSS

I’M insulted about not being asked to attend a think-in.

EXAMVIRAL

12 TIMES WE WISHED ALL THE ROYALS WERE MORE LIKE PRINCE HARRY

Today is Prince Harry’s 30th birthday and, face it, he’s your favourite. In fact, we wish all the royals were a bit more like the ginger one, particularly when he did these things…

SHOWBIZ

POLICE DETAIN DJANGO UNCHAINED ACTRESS AFTER MISTAKING HER FOR PROSTITUTE

An actress who appeared in Django Unchained said she was misidentified as a prostitute by police when she was only showing affection to her white companion.

TOP FEATURES

HACKED HOLLYWOOD: THE PRYING GAME AS HACKERS LAY BARE FEMALE STARS' PHOTO SECRETS

The recent leak of nude photos of Hollywood actresses is the work of ‘grubbly little misogynists’ who placed a higher value on the images as they were in the public arena without the women’s consent, says Suzanne Harrington