Your Friday lunchtime news catch-up

Leo Varadkar says he does not think the Government is getting bad value for money with the deal for free GP care for the under 6s and over 70s, a 13-year-old boy who murdered a 53-year-old Irish man in north London is to be sentenced today and a nurse motivated by his desire for patient safety has been placed off duty. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com.

Fri, 10 Apr, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORY

Varadkar: Deal for free GP care good value for the Govt

The Health Minister Leo Varadkar says he does not think the Government is getting bad value for money with the deal for free GP care for the under 6s and over 70s.

IRELAND

LATEST: Dublin Gardaí investigate alleged sexual assault on young girl

Gardaí are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a young girl in North Dublin.

MOST READ: Locals: Buttevant is dying a death

Remains of a 17th century house have been discovered during a €2.47m upgrade of a town’s main street, which has been dubbed “the worst in Ireland”.

SPORT

LATEST: Intruder sprints across the Grand Prix track as cars fly past

Concerns over security at China’s Shanghai International Circuit have been raised after a ’fan’ ran across the track during the second practice session.

MOST READ: Premier County claim Munster glory as Cork’s five-in-a-row bid falls just short

TIPPERARY 1-15 CORK 3-8: Another giant step forward in the development of Tipperary football as Tommy Toomey’s young charges foiled Cork’s five-in-a-row bid to secure the county’s second Munster U21 title.

ANALYSIS

MOST READ: When speaking out becomes the issue: Nurse placed off duty over patient safety fears

A nurse motivated by his desire for patient safety has been placed off duty, writes Catherine Shanahan.

EXAMVIRAL

LATEST: VIDEO: Estate agents tricked into thinking house is haunted

A classic hidden camera prank needs to catch its victims with their guard down - so who better to scare in a haunted house than those who spend all day walking around strangers’ homes?

MOST READ: QUIZ: How good is your spelling?

Do you think you could be a spelling bee champion?

TECHNOW

LATEST: The Incredibles 2 is being written right now - best news ever!

The Incredibles writer and director Brad Bird has some out and admitted that he's currently working on a sequel script

MOST READ: Daredevil episode 1 is a gritty and thrilling scene-setter

The Daredevil series is here, and the first episode does a great job of setting up the world.

WORLD

LATEST: 31 killed in Morocco head-on crash'

A fiery head-on collision between a truck and a bus carrying a delegation of young athletes in southern Morocco has killed 31 people and injured nine, according to reports.

MOST READ: Iran fails to endorse nuclear agreement

Iran’s top leader yesterday stopped short of giving his endorsement to the framework nuclear deal struck last week between Tehran and world powers, while the country’s president warned separately that Tehran’s approval of a final deal depends on the immediate lifting of all sanctions related to its controversial nuclear programme.

BUSINESS

LATEST: CSO figures show big rise in new vehicle registrations

The number of new vehicles registered during March increased by 48%, compared to March last year, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

MOST READ: Executive pay rises by 8% at Glanbia

Executive pay levels at Glanbia grew by nearly 8% last year, according to the Kilkenny-based group’s newly published annual report.

LIFESTYLE

Cork properties are open to the public with Open House Cork

After the banking crash, architects in thier 20’s were near extinct but a handful remained with some of the driving force behind Open House Cork. Conor Power, spoke to them about architecture’s place in Cork.

MOST READ: Sarah Duffy’s alcohol free lent was just what she needed

Giving up drink for little over six weeks left 27-year-old Sarah Duffy feeling energetic, focused and uplifted.

SHOWBIZ