Your Thursday evening news catch-up

Ireland overthrows King James II today - over 300 years after his death; Kenny: ‘Government has nothing to hide’ on sale of Anglo assets; and Tess Holliday is redefining the meaning of fashion. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this evening.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORY

Did we all know Ireland is overthrowing a king today?

Ireland overthrows King James II today - over 300 years after his death.

IRELAND

LATEST: Kenny: ‘Government has nothing to hide’ on sale of Anglo assets

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said the "Government has nothing to hide" as pressure mounts to launch a Commission of Investigation on the sale of assets by the former Anglo Irish Bank.

MOST READ: Dead snakes and spiders found in Cork city home

More than 50 dead snakes, tarantulas, and venomous scorpions have been recovered from a house in a Cork suburb as part of the largest animal seizure of its kind in the city.

SPORT

LATEST: WATCH: Footballer sent off after embarrassing play-acting

Sao Paulo footballer Luis Fabiano was rightly sent off for this ridiculous bit of theatre during a Copa Libertadores match last night.

MOST READ: VIDEO: A Man United fan gave van Gaal a very ambitious transfer list

Louis van Gaal got a little more than he expected when he took part in a fan meet and greet during the week.

ANALYSIS

MOST READ: An altogether different criminal case

There are some hints that the trial of Gail O’Rorke differs from the usual criminal proceedings to be found in the court system.

EXAMVIRAL

LATEST: QUIZ: Which Irish road trip should you go on this summer?

Summer 2015 is just around the corner, and with the nice weather we’ve been experiencing lately, this beautiful country of ours has proven there is nowhere better than Ireland on a sunny day.

MOST READ: See size 22 model Tess Holliday rocking it in Yours Clothing summer campaign

Tess Holliday is redefining the meaning of fashion.

TECHNOW

LATEST: Solitaire is coming back to Windows 10

Microsoft is bringing back Solitaire as a built-in game on Windows 10. We can hear office workers everywhere rejoicing already.

MOST READ: Avengers Age of Ultron post credit scene - here's what happens! SPOILERS!

We've seen Avengers Age of Ultron and checked out the mid credit scene - read on to find out exactly what happens.

WORLD

LATEST: EU leaders discuss migrants crisis

European Union leaders are discussing plans to double financial sources to save lives in the Mediterranean where hundreds of migrants have drowned in recent days, according to a draft statement prepared for the summit.

MOST READ: 5 members of US police force quit as black mayor elected

Several residents of a small south-east Missouri town said they do not believe the abrupt resignations of five of six members of the police force after the long-time mayor, a white man, lost to a black woman have anything to do with racism.

BUSINESS

LATEST: Bank fined £1.6bn for rate-rigging

A leading City bank is to pay a record £1.6bn fine as part of a settlement with US and UK regulators over the rigging of interest rates.

MOST READ: Revenue to add 400 staff as tax take tops €41bn

Revenue is to take on an additional 400 staff by the end of the year as it scales up its regulatory and compliance capabilities and looks to maintain its strong performance over the past number of years.

LIFESTYLE

LATEST: The ‘write’ way to get published

Top editors tell Richard Fitzpatrick the dos and don’ts of sending a manuscript to a publisher

MOST READ: Irish man's twenty years on New York’s mean streets

In the ‘30s, up to 40% of the New York Police Department (NYPD) was Irish or of Irish

descent. Now that figure has fallen to under 100 Irish immigrants. One of them, Finglas man Luke Waters tells Cormac O’Keeffe what it’s like on one of the toughest beats in the world

SHOWBIZ