The Briefing - Your Friday morning news catch up

Welcome to your Friday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

Fri, 10 Oct, 2014 - 01:00

Robert McNamara

BRIEFING TOP STORY

LOCAL HERO KEANE SCORES WITH BOOK

Tim Clarke, manager of Waterstones in Cork, said people were queuing outside the store when it opened at 9am, begging to be relieved of their €20 notes in exchange for the tome.

IRISH NEWS

DECEASED 'HAD A NUMBER OF MALE FRIENDS'

Jolanta Lubiene had a number of male friends, posted pictures of herself on adult websites, and had slept with a knife after a drunken man mistakenly banged on her door.

WATER PROTESTORS' FURY AT BURTON'S 'HOLLYWOOD' REMARK OVER PHONES

Labour leader Joan Burton has drawn an angry response after saying water charge protesters put Hollywood “in the ha’penny place”.

WORLD NEWS

NO WINGS, BUT RED BULL MAY GIVE YOU 10 DOLLARS

Americans who drank a can of Red Bull in the past 12 years can claim $10 after a lawsuit challenged the energy drink’s claim to “give you wings”.

WOMAN CHOOSES THE DATE OF HER DEATH

Brittany Maynard will not live to see if her advocacy makes a difference.

SPORT

UNKNOWNS READY TO STEP INTO THE SPOTLIGHT

It was a telling reminder of how far they’d come, but also of their apparent place in the game. At the end of Gibraltar’s 7-0 defeat to Poland back in September, the tiny territory’s players obviously went to swap shirts with the opposition.

CLARE MEET LIMERICK ON THE DOUBLE

For the first time since 2008, Clare and Limerick will meet each other in the Munster senior hurling championship next season.

BUSINESS

PROGRAMME AIMS 'TO TURN IDEAS INTO INVESTABLE AND VIABLE BUSINESSES'

From Italian fashion to food and photo-sharing, a select group of start-up companies based in the heart of Cork City are embarking on a 12-week course designed to hone their skills across an eclectic range of issues.

VIEWPOINTS

BUDGET DAY IS THE CHANCE FOR GOVERNMENT TO REGAIN INITIATIVE

"Now we have daily “pinch yourself” moments as we hear yet more positive economic news — coming so thick and fast that it’s discomfortingly reminiscent of the good old Celtic Tiger days," writes Alison O' Connor.

EXAMVIRAL

#LifeInATweet: IRISH EXAMINER READERS SHARE THE MEANING OF THEIR LIVES

We asked you, our readers, to send us your life in a Tweet using the hashtag #lifeinatweet. Just 149 characters to summarise your existence is no mean feat.

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