The Briefing - Your Wednesday morning news catch up
BRIEFING TOP STORY

Indepth data reveals the truth about the second largest city in the State, writes Noel Baker.
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IRISH NEWS

Sanjeev Chada, 44, of Ballinkillen, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow, was sentenced to life for the murder of Eoghan and Ruairí at Rosbeg in Westport on July 29, 2013 at the Central Criminal Court yesterday.
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The majority of home-buyers will in future have to put down a 20% deposit and be able to borrow a maximum of 3.5 times their salary, according to new rules by the Central Bank.
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WORLD NEWS

Jennifer Lawrence has finally broken her silence after naked pictures of her were hacked and posted online, branding the leak as a "sex crime".
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The world’s first baby born from a transplanted womb will soon have company — two more women who became pregnant after having transplants are due in the next few weeks.
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SPORT
Martin O’Neill says he never detected any sense Roy Keane had fallen out of love with football before asking him to be his assistant as Ireland manager.
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Cork chairman Bob Ryan has dismissed rumours suggesting the existing senior management team is about to step down.
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BUSINESS

Property investment fund Hibernia REIT plans to raise a further €300 million through a secondary share offering.
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VIEWPOINTS

argues that for the radical left same-sex marriage is simply patriarchy reincarnated in drag.
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EXAMVIRAL

Footage has emerged of two kangaroos settling their differences like real kangaroos do - with a boxing match in the street.
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SHOWBIZ

Sinead O’Connor is writing an autobiography in which she promises to dish “the sexual dirt” on her former partners.
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TOP FEATURES

STORY OF 'KEYBOARD WARRIOR' REVEALS WHY EGO OFTEN TRUMPS COMPASSION ONLINE
Is social media having a worrying impact on our capacity for human empathy? asks
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Photographer Darren Forde is a man on a mission - to display the biggest photo ever taken of his home city of Cork.




