Your Tuesday evening news catch-up
TOP STORY
Cork County Council has been instructed by the Department of the Environment to ‘acquire’ 1,217 properties for social housing in the next three years, mainly by building them or leasing from the private sector.
IRELAND
A man who followed a woman home and attacked her before threatening to sexually assault and kill her has been jailed for five years.
The wife of a repeated adulterer has been awarded the €1.6m family home, a €1.7m holiday home, €18,000 monthly maintenance, and half of his €1.8m pension scheme as part of the judicial separation.
SPORT
Arsene Wenger had a chuckle with some journalists at Chelsea’s expense during a press conference at the weekend.
Al-Faisaly goalkeeper Mohammad Shatnawi scored one of the strangest own goals ever seen at the weekend.
ANALYSIS
A study finds the water charge protest has politicised and energised Irish citizens who are no longer willing to take things lying down, writes .
EXAMVIRAL
It’s that time of year again - endless Trip Advisor posts, travel blogs, YouTube reviews and countless recommendations from friends.
Coronation Street’s local newspaper has come under fire from fans for shoddy editing and aggressive reporting.
TECHNOW
Owners of the OnePlus 2, like those of the OnePlus One, will be part of an exclusive group, as you must be invited to purchase the handset at launch.
Loch Ness monster fans can now use Google Street View to search for the elusive creature from the comfort of their own homes.
WORLD
The defendant was trained to be a patrolman in 1964 but left in 1965. He was out of law enforcement for 35 years.
A Japanese maglev, already the fastest passenger train in the world, has broken its own speed record.
BUSINESS
The online world is scrambling to deal with Google’s new mobile search algorithm that comes into force today, with those that do not meet the new criteria set to drop down the search engine’s result rankings.
The number of retail premises lying vacant fell considerably in the opening months of the year as a slight pick-up in sales growth enticed retailers back onto the country’s main streets.
LIFESTYLE
Releasing a live album from concerts recorded in 2001 has given Paul Brady a sense of satisfaction, writes .
Concentration camp survivor Tomi Reichental has turned his childhood horror into something positive, speaking out against racism and tracking down Nazis, writes
SHOWBIZ
Grammy-winning singer Hozier released a video yesterday encouraging fans to vote yes in the upcoming marriage equality referendum.
MOST READ RIGHT NOW
A study finds the water charge protest has politicised and energised Irish citizens who are no longer willing to take things lying down, writes .
