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.

BRIEFING TOP STORY

DAUGHTER IS RUNNING IN SONIA'S FOOTSTEPS

Catherine Shanahan talks family and health with one of our greatest sports stars

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IRISH NEWS

€87M JACKPOT WINNER A MYSTERY

Mystery still surrounds the identity of the lucky person — or persons — who won nearly €87m in Friday’s Euromillions draw.

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ALLERGY SERVICE DELAYS PUT LIVES AT RISK

Public hospital services for treating children with allergies are completely swamped with year-long waits for first appointments, and three-year waits for a vital food allergy test at the country’s most established paediatric allergy centre.

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WORLD NEWS

GERMAN RELATIVES TO SUE UKRAINE OVER MH17

German relatives of three people killed in the downing of Malaysia Airline Flight 17 plan to sue Ukraine for negligence, a lawyer for the families said yesterday.

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WIFE'S PLEA FOR RELEASE OF SELFLESS IS HOSTAGE

The wife of British hostage Alan Henning has called on "the people of the Islamic State to see it in their hearts to release my husband", describing him as a "peaceful, selfless man".

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SPORT

SWEETEST EVER FOR KERRY KIDS

All-Ireland SFC Final

Kerry 2-9 Donegal 0-12

It may have looked sour but for Kerry this was sweet.

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VAN GAAL: HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE

Premier League

Leicester 5 Manchester United 3

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BUSINESS

CALL TO STREAMLINE PLANNING PROCESS

There is enough land zoned and potentially available in Dublin to provide housing for 269,000 people, although the planning permission system is acting as a constraint on the number of units being released on the market.

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VIEWPOINTS

WORKING TOGETHER TO TACKLE ALLERGY ISSUES

Guidelines on diagnosis and management of childhood food allergy have been published for the first time, says Ruth Charles

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EXAMVIRAL

20 FACTS EVERY FRIENDS FAN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE SHOW

We love Friends but we’re still having a hard time believing it’s 20 years since the show first aired in the US.

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SHOWBIZ

MORE EXPLICIT IMAGES OF HUDGENS THOUGHT TO HAVE APPEARED ONLINE

Vanessa Hudgens is reportedly concerned her career will suffer as a result of the recent hacking scandal.

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TOP FEATURES

BRAIN BENDING PLAYTHINGS: THE PRODUCTS VYING FOR YOUR CHILDRENS ATTENTION - AND YOUR CASH

Toys used to be so simple— parents could play with their kids, but the trend now is for the weird and the far-out, says Ed Power

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MOST READ RIGHT NOW ...

INSPIRATIONAL RONAN ROLLS BACK THE YEARS

Premier IHC semi-final

Ballyhea 0-18Cloyne 2-10

Neil Ronan is entertaining the media scrum when a delighted Ballyhea supporter throws her arms around the veteran centre-forward.

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