Your Thursday evening news catch-up

Police have confirmed the remains found at a farm outside Glasgow are those of missing Cork student Karen Buckley, Water-charges protesters can't bin their bills - as not enough have received them and Ulster Rugby have announced the retirement of prop Declan Fitzpatrick at the age of 31. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this evening.

Thu, 16 Apr, 2015 - 01:00

Robert McNamara

TOP STORY - KAREN BUCKLEY

Police confirm Karen Buckley's body found on farm outside Glasgow

Police have confirmed the remains found at a farm outside Glasgow are those of missing Cork student Karen Buckley, who vanished in the early hours of last Sunday morning.

"Any one of us could be Karen": Irish woman raises awareness of safety on nights out

An Irish woman is raising awareness of a simple way for people to ensure their safety on a night out in the wake of Karen Buckley’s disappearance.

Sanctuary nightclub to close doors tonight as mark of respect to Karen

Post mortem taking place on remains found in search for Karen

£30,000 donated to Karen's family

Karen did nothing wrong, says neighbour

IRELAND

LATEST: Water-charges protesters can't bin bills - not enough have received them

Organisers of the next major demonstration against Irish Water have encountered an unexpected problem.

MOST READ: Doctor on trial for sexual assault of teenage patient

A doctor is on trial on two charges of sexually assaulting a teenaged patient back in the mid-1990s and in cross-examination the complainant was challenged that she was once so delusional she believed she was pregnant with the baby Jesus.

SPORT

LATEST: Concussion forces Ireland international Fitzpatrick to retire

Ulster Rugby have announced the retirement of prop Declan Fitzpatrick at the age of 31.

MOST READ: Arsene Wenger bemused by Saturday TV clash

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has questioned the “conflicting” scheduling of Arsenal's FA Cup semi-final and the Chelsea-Manchester United Premier League tie.

ANALYSIS

MOST READ: IMF plays waiting game on reforms as US delays proceedings

IMF members agreed to a package of reforms more than four years ago, but the US has put a halt to progress, writes Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr.

EXAMVIRAL

LATEST: Ryanair steward steals passenger’s camera; victim catches him on eBay

A Ryanair steward who found a passenger’s camera on a flight has been fined and given 100 hours of community service after he was tracked down by his victim on eBay.

MOST READ: Geography Quiz: Can you name the capital of these countries?

We all know what the capitals of England and France are because they are epicentres of culture, art and business. But what about states we have less interaction with such as Seychelles or Liechtenstein?

TECHNOW

LATEST: Orange is the New Black will have a fourth season - season 3 hasn't started yet!

There's more to come from the inmates at Litchfield, with a fourth season of the popular Orange is the New Black already confirmed

MOST READ: Tinder adding Instagram connectivity

Tinder is rolling out an update, which should help users discover more about their potential matches.

WORLD

LATEST: Search area for missing plane could be doubled

Malaysia has said the search area for missing Flight 370 will be expanded by another 60,000 square kilometres (23,000 square miles) in the Indian Ocean if the airliner is not found by May.

MOST READ: Vagina artist faces jail if found guilty of obscenity

A Japanese artist on trial for obscenity after making objects modelled on her vagina said there was nothing wrong with her artwork and her arrest showed how far Japan was behind the West in terms of sexual equality.

BUSINESS

LATEST: Donohoe: Aer Lingus decision within weeks

With the world economy beginning to pick-up on both sides of the Atlantic and wage increases back on the agenda, one US chief executive has increased his company’s minimum wage to $70,000 (€65,800).

MOST READ: Gravity raises workers’ minimum wage to $70k each

LIFESTYLE

Bin there, done that ... using one company’s waste for another’s success

Helen O’Callaghan says one company’s waste material can be a second life with another, and the Smile exchange is a contact point between the two.

MOST READ: Colour blindness can affect people more than you think

If someone quips ’oh I’m colour blind’ when they can’t see a particular colour, it’s often dismissed as a funny quirk. Bur Marjorie Brennan discovers colour blindness can affect everything from playing sports to reading maps to career choice.

SHOWBIZ

MOST READ: WATCH: This guy's Robin Williams impressions may bring a tear to your eye

Since Robin Williams' death in August of last year we’ve witness countless of tributes to the comedic legend, but this video from budding actor Jamie Costa’s might just have triumphed them all.