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, 07 Oct, 2014 - 01:00

BRIEFING TOP STORY

STORE'S OWN GOAL HITS ROY'S BOOK OF REVELATIONS

It’s supposed to be one of the literary events of the year, but Thursday’s launch of Roy Keane’s book The Second Half has already been scuppered by the type of basic error the Irish assistant manager might rail against.

IRISH NEWS

MARTIN: TAOISEACH MUST FIGHT TOBACCO LOBBYISTS

The Government has been urged to mount a counter campaign to resist the mounting pressure and lobbying to drop its radical plan to outlaw tobacco branding on cigarette packets.

'MUGGING DESTROYED MY MUM'S LIFE'

The daughter of an elderly woman whose life was destroyed after a mugging has criticised a judge for handing down a suspended sentence to the mugger, who has more than 80 previous convictions.

WORLD NEWS

MASS KILLER STREET ADMITS POSSESSING EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

A mass killer who shot dead five people during a one-day "orgy of terror" in 1978 has admitted possessing firearms and making an improvised explosive device.

BILLION EURO PACKAGE IN BID TO SAVE EURODISNEY

Walt Disney has come to the rescue of its loss-making subsidiary Euro Disney with a €1bn funding deal which could give the US group total control over Europe’s biggest tourist attraction.

SPORT

CATS BOARD WILL FIGHT ANY REPRIMAND FOR CODY OVER REF OUTBURST

Kilkenny will vigorously fight any proposed punishment against Brian Cody for his remarks about referee Barry Kelly.

KEANE RECALLS DUNPHY FALLOUT

Roy Keane has revealed that the ghostwriter of his first autobiography, Eamon Dunphy, "didn’t help" in a hearing which resulted in the Corkman receiving a five-match ban for his tackle on Alfe-Inge Haaland.

BUSINESS

NO NEED FOR AUSTERITY BUDGET, SAYS IBEC

There is no need for the Government to do an austerity budget as the level of growth in the economy will reduce the fiscal deficit down to 2.5%, according to the employers’ group, Ibec.

VIEWPOINTS

OUR VALUES ARE UPSIDE DOWN IF OUR PRIORITY IS TO REDUCE TOP RATE TAX

"Yes, folks, apparently this is the Budget that will start the process of reducing the top tax rate in Ireland. Whatever else happens or doesn’t happen, whatever else we can or can’t afford, we are all so concerned about people who qualify for the top tax rate that, come hell or high water, we’re going to do something about it this time," writes Fergus Finlay

EXAMVIRAL

DOWNTON 'WON'T BE ON FOREVER'

Better get your Downton Abbey fix in while you can – because creator Julian Fellowes is planning to leave fans wanting more.

SHOWBIZ

HOZIER ANNPUNCES IRISH DATES

Not only has Hozier’s debut album smashed 2014’s Irish album sales records to become the fastest selling album of the year, he currently sits Number 1 for the second week.

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