Your Tuesday lunchtime news catch-up

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a two-year-old girl was killed in a hit-and-run in the Phoenix Park, the plan for free GP care for under-sixes is facing an uphill battle, Colm Cooper admits he came close to quitting football over his knee injury and Vincent Browne tried his hand at hosting Xpose. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this lunchtime.

Tue, 07 Apr, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORY

Gardaí issue appeal for car seen near hit-and-run that killed toddler

Gardaí have issued an appeal for witnesses to the hit-and-run that killed a two-year-old girl on the North Road, Phoenix Park, yesterday evening.

IRELAND

LATEST: 'Serious injury' after runway incident at Co Down airfield

An incident on the runway at a Co Down airfield has left at least one person injured.

MOST READ: Plan to give free GP care for under-sixes in difficulty

Government plans to put in place free GP care for under-sixes this summer are facing an uphill battle, after a new survey found less than 8% of GPs will sign up to the deal.

SPORT

LATEST: Woods: I can compete at Masters

Tiger Woods declared himself ready to compete for a fifth Masters title after completing 11 holes of practice at Augusta National yesterday.

MOST READ: I was ‘pretty close’ to quitting after knee injury, admits Colm Cooper

Kerry great Colm Cooper admits he was ‘pretty close’ to quitting football because of his knee injury.

ANALYSIS

MOST READ: Chris Hadfield to recall a northside Cork boy's links to the Space Age

Ray Ryan explores the links between a Canadian astronaut, former US president John F Kennedy, and a boy who grew up to tell tales of Cork City’s northside.

EXAMVIRAL

LATEST: WATCH: Sesame Street pull off Game of Thrones parody

What happens when you merge two massive TV shows?

MOST READ: VIDEO: The incredibly uncomfortable moment Vincent Browne hosts Xposé

The ground-breaking show’s co-creator was set to direct all nine episodes, but has dropped out due to a pay dispute.

WORLD

LATEST: Greece claims €278bn in WWII reparations from Germany

Greece has obtained “stunning evidence” to support its massive claims for Second World War reparations from Germany, the country’s defence minister said.

MOST READ: Rolling Stone Magazine forced to retract discredited rape story

Rolling Stone magazine retracted a widely discredited article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia after a top journalism school issued a scathing report concluding that it had failed to meet proper journalistic standards.

BUSINESS

LATEST: Ryanair's monthly traffic rises by more than a quarter

Ryanair has seen its traffic grow by 28% in its customer and load factor statistics for March.

MOST READ: Ireland can continue in elite of software sector

Ireland is unlikely to be the incubation centre that gives birth to the next global consumer-facing tech giant, in the mould of Facebook, Google, or Twitter, but can continue to rival the world’s elite in other areas, according to Enterprise Ireland’s software chief.

LIFESTYLE

Richard Clayderman is very happy to still be popular

Elitism has never been part of Richard Clayderman’s repertoire, he tells Ed Power.

MOST READ: New book on Lord Lucan offers a killer punchline

As Graham Dwyer demonstrated, there is an insatiable appetite for murder trials, especially when they involve people of privilege and leave endless questions unanswered. In the aftermath of the 40th anniversary of his disappearance, Caroline O’Doherty pores over a new book on Lord Lucan.

SHOWBIZ