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, 21 Oct, 2014 - 01:00

Denise O’Donoghue

BRIEFING TOP STORY

SINN FEIN YOUNG GUNS SPIN A PAST THAT'S NOT THEIRS

The fresh faces of Sinn Féin seem happy to take Gerry Adams at his word when he says their was no cover-up of sexual abuse, writes Special Correspondent Micheal Clifford

IRISH NEWS

WATER CHARGES MODEST, CLAIMS NOONAN

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has further fuelled the political storm over water charges after describing them as "modest" amid mounting anger with Irish Water and pay bonuses for its staff.

BEAGLE PUPPY STUCK DOWN CORK MINE SHAFT; THREE SIBLINS RESCUED

Efforts are expected to resume soon in Cork to rescue a beagle puppy that fell down a mine shaft.

WORLD NEWS

MOTHER ADMITS CONNING FRIENDS BY FAKING CANCER

A mother has admitted defrauding friends and kind-hearted strangers out of thousands of pounds by claiming that she had terminal cancer.

BODIES OF SEVEN WOMEN FOUND IN INDIANA

The bodies of seven women have been found in Indiana after a man confessed to killing one woman and led investigators to at least three other bodies, authorities said.

SPORT

BALLINCOLLIG SAVOUR MOMENT OF HISTORY

The closing stages of the Cork senior football championship final seemed to pass in slow motion.

MCILROY TO TAKE BREAK FROM GOLF TO FIGHT LEGAL CASE WORTH MILLIONS

World number one Rory McIlroy faces a break from the sport as a Dublin courtroom is poised to take centre stage rather than a golf course early next year.

BUSINESS

KPMG DECISION 'CANNOT BE PUT OFF FOREVER'

A High Court judge has strongly criticised the continuing failure over months to make a decision whether accountancy firm KPMG should, in its capacity as former auditors to Irish Nationwide Building Society, be sued as a co-defendant in separate actions by State-owned IBRC against Michael Fingleton and other former directors of the society over €6bn losses.

VIEWPOINTS

FEARS ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY UNIT ARE BORN OF PROPAGANDA

I HAVE many friends who are in same-sex relationships. They’re among the warmest and most loving people I know. They also seem to me to be among the most innocent.

EXAMVIRAL

UK STUDENT GETS HEAD STUCK IN A BOTTLE BANK

How far would you go for a tenner and a Big Mac on a night out? One student went head first into the bottle bank and was stuck there for quite a while.

SHOWBIZ

MCCONAUGHEY IN 'YES, I'M VAIN' SHOCKER

Matthew McConaughey has admitted he's vain.

TOP FEATURES

WHO'S A CLEVER GIRL THEN? ELLIE O'BYRNE TAKES ON THE MENSA TEST

Ellie O’Byrne thought Mensa, the high IQ society, was a club for intellectual snobs, until she sat the test and qualified. But being a one-in-50 hasn’t changed her nor what she values in others.