Your Monday morning news round up

Tánaiste wants the details of the Siteserv deal revealed, Fianna Fáil promise grants for first time buyers, Mourinho has another pop at Wenger and Nepal devastated by earthquake. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2015 - 01:00

Robert McNamara

TOP STORY

Joan Burton wants all Siteserv details released

All relevant details about the sale of Siteserv to a Denis O’Brien-owned company should be made public, Tánaiste Joan Burton has said, amid revelations of a surge in share sales in the month before the first confidential offers for the firm.

IRELAND

GRA demands gardaí be given back Uzis and ballistic shields

Gardaí are to demand that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission reveals what personal data it retains on individual members of the force.

Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis: €10k SSIA-style grant on cards for first-time buyers

First-time buyer couples would get grants of up to €10,000 to help with deposits for their homes, Fianna Fáil has promised.

SPORT

Mourinho: Boring is 10 years without a title

Jose Mourinho took a swipe at Arsenal and Arsene Wenger after Chelsea were called “boring” as they closed in on the Premier League title.

John Caulfield says Cork City are biggest club in league

Despite his disappointment at Friday’s 1-2 loss to Dundalk, Cork City manager John Caulfield was once again able to express pride in the club’s fan base, after a capacity crowd of nearly 7,000, in a season of bumper attendances at Turner’s Cross, turned up for the televised game.

WORLD

‘Nepal must learn a lesson from this’

Shell-shocked and sleeping in the streets, tens of thousands of Nepalese braced against terrifying aftershocks yesterday while digging for survivors in the devastation wrought a day earlier by a massive earthquake that ripped across this Himalayan nation and killed more than 2,500 people.

Estimated 100 Irish in area as Government offers help for Nepal earthquake

Around 100 Irish people in Nepal were affected by the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that ravaged the region at the weekend.

BUSINESS

Ireland finds support for corporate tax policies

Ireland found itself surrounded by supporters, for the first time, on the issue of corporate tax rates, during an informal meeting of EU finance ministers.

EXAMVIRAL