The Briefing - Your Wednesday morning news catch up

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

Wed, 12 Nov, 2014 - 00:00

Greg Murphy

BRIEFING TOP STORY

MAN ARRESTED AND FIVE DUE IN COURT AFTER SEPERATE TRALEE STABBING INCIDENTS

A man has been arrested over a stabbing which left a man and his 17-year-old son injured in Co Kerry.

IRISH NEWS

SYSTEMIC FAILURES IN GARDA REVEALED

A third of all detectives are untrained, with some waiting up to 10 years before getting any instruction, according to a damning report by the Garda Inspectorate.

NO TOLL AT JACK LYNCH TUNNEL SAYS TRANSPORT MINISTER

Transport minister Paschal Donohoe has confirmed that the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork will not be tolled in the lifetime of the present Government.

WORLD NEWS

CHINA LEADER RED FACED BY PUTINS ACT OF CHIVALRY

It was a warm gesture on a chilly night when Vladimir Putin wrapped a shawl around the wife of Xi Jinping while the Chinese president chatted with Barack Obama.

AUSTRALIAN COUPLES LOVE AFFAIR IN REVERSE

An Australian couple are courting potential big-screen fame, after telling their extraordinary ‘back-to-front’ love fairytale to an Australian television audience.

SPORT

BLADES PATRON RESIGNS OVER CONVICTED RAPIST EVANS

TV presenter Charlie Webster has resigned as a patron of Sheffield United after the club allowed former player and convicted rapist Ched Evans to return for training.

MCCARTHY SURPRISED BUT PLEASED BY KEANE'S LONGEVITY

The battle between two of Mick McCarthy’s former sharp-shooters, Robbie Keane and Steven Fletcher, could prove decisive in Friday’s Euro 2016 Group D tie at Celtic Park.

BUSINESS

942 AIB STAFF ON OVER €100K

There were 942 AIB staff members on remuneration packages of over €100,000 out of a total workforce of 12,648 at the end of last year, AIB chief executive David Duffy will tell the Oireachtas Finance Committee tomorrow.

VIEWPOINTS

OBSESSION WITH HONOURING THE PAST IS DROWNING OUT OUR FUTURE

We are in a national debate premised on the view that nature is like a bucket of coal to be burnt. Water is not a resource, a utility to be used — much less a so-called human ‘right’.

EXAMVIRAL