Your Tuesday lunchtime news catch-up

Police in Glasgow have located a man they believe is seen on CCTV speaking to missing Cork student Karen Buckley, Players' Union chief says Raheem Sterlling needs understanding for laughing gas incident, a physics quiz to get your mind working and how to get a free ice cream today. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this lunchtime.

Your Tuesday lunchtime news catch-up

TOP STORY

Police find man seen talking to Karen on night she went missing

Police in Glasgow have located a man they believe is seen on CCTV speaking to ming Cork student Karen Buckley, who was last seen early on Sunday morning.

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IRELAND

LATEST: Former Anglo boss FitzPatrick pleads not guilty to 27 charges

Former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick has pleaded not guilty to 27 charges alleging he failed to disclose the true value of bank loans.

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MOST READ: Cork victim feared for his life during attack by gang with slash hooks and hurleys

A man who was assaulted with slash hooks and hurleys said he thought he was going to be killed.

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SPORT

LATEST: 'Don't hammer Sterling over mistake'

Raheem Sterling “made a mistake” in apparently being filmed inhaling the legal high nitrous oxide but the 20-year-old Liverpool star should be treated with understanding, according to players’ union chief Bobby Barnes.

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MOST READ: WATCH: Carragher and Neville expertly analyse the Manchester derby

The Sky Sports dream team of Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher continued their fantastic work on Monday Night Football, with a detailed analysis of Sunday’s match between the red and blue sides of Manchester.

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ANALYSIS

MOST READ:  Efforts to open up the Seanad to reform are long overdue

Latest reform plans would legitimise and empower the upper chamber but may never see the light of day, writes Political Reporter Juno McEnroe. 

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EXAMVIRAL

Here’s the scoop on how to get free ice cream in Ireland today

There’s some good news for ice cream lovers today - Ben & Jerry’s are giving away free scoops of ice cream from noon.

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MOST READ: QUIZ: Can you pass a basic physics exam?

Do you know your protons from your photons?

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TECHNOW

Windows usernames causing GTA V PC install issues

If your Windows username contains non-alphanumeric characters, you may run into some issues when installing Grand Theft Auto V on PC.

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MOST READ: Fifty Shades of Grey sequel casting rumour - will Cara Delevingne be Leila for Darker?

Despite issues behind the camera, the Fifty Shades of Grey movie was a roaring success.

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WORLD

LATEST: 'Man who wed his rapist speaks out in US

A man who was 12 when he had sex with his teacher, impregnated her, and later wedded the woman after she served a prison term for statutory rape, has opened up about their marriage in an interview.

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MOST READ: Heiress Arlette Ricci faces jail for money-laundering

The heiress of the fashion and perfume house Nina Ricci was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay heavy fines and back taxes for having hidden millions of euro in HSBC bank accounts in Switzerland.

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BUSINESS

LATEST: Companies accused of 'shrinkflation' - charging the same for less

A number of big name brands have been accused of reducing the size of their products while keeping the cost the same.

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MOST READ: Bord Bia drive to recruit food ambassadors

The Irish food industry will get the chance to learn from leading global food and drink companies as part of the Bord Bia Origin Green Ambassador programme.

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LIFESTYLE

If you go blind, you don’t have to lose sight of how to live well

Going blind suddenly is not as uncommon as we think. But how do people cope, asks Rita de Brún.

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Rob’s Cork City Marathon Blog: Week 4 – Choosing the right food

Fuelling your body with good food is essential to compliment your training, writes Robert McNamara.

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SHOWBIZ

Bob Geldof to wed in church which held Peaches' funeral

Bob Geldof is to wed in the church which held the funeral for his late daughter.

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MOST READ RIGHT NOW

Can you solve this mind-bending maths problem given to Singapore schoolchildren?

A maths problem given to Singapore’s schoolchildren has gone viral globally, after a TV personality posted it to his Facebook page and left grown-ups tearing their hair out.

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