The Briefing - Your Thursday morning news catch up

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

Thu, 23 Oct, 2014 - 01:00

Denise O’Donoghue

BRIEFING TOP STORY

ENDA GETS THE MESSAGE ON WATER CHARGES AS TIME SQUARE CATCHES PROTEST BUG

The anti-water charges campaign has crossed the Atlantic after six Irish holidaymakers took advantage of an in-store promotion to have a message to the Taoiseach flashed up in New York’s Time Square.

IRISH NEWS

NORTHSIDE READY TO GO ON PISTE WITH SKI SLOPE

Get your skis on — it’s time to go on the piste on the northside of Cork City.

MAN STOPPED TRYING TO BOARD FERRY WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF CASH

A man in his 40s was stopped and questioned at Dublin Port yesterday while he was attempting to board a ferry to Holyhead with a large amount of cash.

WORLD NEWS

DRAMATIC RESULTS FOR DRUGS THAT KILL CANCER CELLS

A drug that kills cancer cells as they try to divide has shown "dramatic" results in early research, paving the way to potentially curative treatments.

OTTAWA GUNMAN A PETTY CRIMINAL WHO RECENTLY CONVERTED TO ISLAM

A masked gunman who killed a soldier at Canada’s war memorial and stormed parliament before being shot dead by the ceremonial sergeant-at-arms was an Islamic convert, it has emerged.

SPORT

REALTY BITES AS MADRID PUT REDS IN THEIR PLACE

Expected it may have been but Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid still delivered a brutal and demoralising reminder of where Liverpool stand amongst Europe’s elite.

WENGER EYES KNOCKOUT STAGES AFTER STOPPAGE-TIME WIN AT ANDERLECHT

Manager Arsene Wenger is confident Arsenal can use their dramatic stoppage-time victory at Anderlecht as a springboard to secure qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League once again.

BUSINESS

TEAM JUNCKER CLEARS HURDLE

Team Juncker roared past the finishing post in the European Parliament, right on schedule, promising to present a €300 billion plan for investment, growth and jobs within six weeks.

VIEWPOINTS

WE NEED MILK LAW LEGISLATION TO REALLY PROTECT MOTHERS AND BABIES

830,000 babies die every year because they weren’t even breast-fed for an hour

EXAMVIRAL

GOOGLE PREDICTS THIS YEAR'S MOST COMMON HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

Looking for a unique Halloween costume to stand out from the crowd of zombies? Best avoid these ones...

SHOWBIZ

SOULFUL SAM SMITH IS BIG MOBO WINNER

Chart-topping soul singer Sam Smith dedicated his triumph to his parents after celebrating being the big winner at the Mobo Awards.

TOP FEATURES

GOOD NOSE FOR CRIME: A DAY WITH CORK'S CANINE POLICE

They are some of the sharpest sleuths in the Revenue Commissioners’ arsenal. Brian Canty goes to Cork Airport to learn how sniffer dogs go about their job