Your Wednesday morning news round up

The Government has given the green light for its sale in Aer Lingus, six football officials have been arrested and detained in Switzerland ahead of the Fifa congress in Zurich, 100 new jobs set for Cork in a cyber security firm and the RubberBandits help launch the Limerick European Capital of Culture 2020 campaign. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORY

Cabinet clears IAG bid for Aer Lingus

The Government has given the green light for its sale in Aer Lingus, paving the way for what it claims will be extra jobs for the airline, guarantees on the protection of slots and more services for passengers.

GERARD HOWLIN: Will we pay in the future if we sell our share in Aer Lingus now?

THE Government knows that selling its share in Aer Lingus will be politically tricky, and will require careful handling. In holding the issue over to yesterday’s cabinet meeting, and in moving on in the afterglow of last weekend’s same-sex marriage referendum win, it is managing its exit from the airline business with as little political hassle as can be hoped for.

IRELAND

100 new jobs for Cork in cyber security firm

100 jobs are on the way to Cork.

Europe to rule on Ireland's smacking

The Council of Europe will issue a ruling today on Ireland's laws on corporal punishment.

MOST READ: RubberBandits wax lyrical on Limerick brogue

Forget butter — Rubberbandits’ strong Limerick accent cuts through international language barriers at gigs all over the world, Blindboy Boatclub said yesterday.

SPORT

FIFA officials arrested in dawn raid amid bribery claim

Six football officials have been arrested and detained in Switzerland pending extradition at the request of US authorities ahead of the Fifa congress in Zurich.

Micheál Quirke: The importance of the GAA sub

It wasn’t all that long ago that Gaelic football was told to contact its solicitor, get its affairs in order.

WORLD

12 arrested after fire kills 38 at Chinese care home

At least 12 people have been taken into custody by police after a fire killed 38 people at a privately run home for the elderly in central China.

MOST READ: 79-year-old dies after two weeks in desert

An elderly husband and wife stranded for two weeks in southern California’s high desert ate oranges and a pie and drank rainwater that they collected in cups, but the 79-year-old husband died at some point before the couple’s rescue.

BUSINESS

Consumers’ Association of Ireland opposes airline sale

The most powerful independent consumer voice in the country has voiced an 11th-hour warning about the future of Aer Lingus, as the Government late last night endorsed the takeover offer by Willie Walsh’s IAG Group.

MOST READ: Damien Duff sees profits jump as he wings it Down Under

Accumulated profits at the firm owned by former Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff jumped to €1.58m last year.

VIEWPOINTS

Averil Power: Party’s reaction confirms that I made right decision

Averil Power says she tried to make changes from within but Fianna Fáil hasn’t changed and has no intention of doing so

LIFESTYLE

How Google works hard to keep staff happy

The internet giant is famously nice to employees, who enjoy perks unheard of elsewhere, but Emer Sexton is just that little bit freaked out by such a seismic culture change

EXAMVIRAL

Being gay could be an evolutionary advantage

Scientists may have uncovered inherited “gay genes” on the male Y chromosome of fruit flies, which they think are linked to an evolutionary advantage.

MOST READ: LISTEN: Irishman claims meteor to kill millions thanks to marriage referendum

Cork’s 96FM Opinion Line aired an ominous warning today from a caller who warned, with no ambiguity whatsoever, that Ireland’s apocalyptic doom has been sealed by the Yes vote at the weekend.

TECHNOW

Jurassic World video features new footage plus listen to the soundtrack! | http://t.co/19Q82CJ4LO (GM) pic.twitter.com/0q3tqn6tdg
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) May 26, 2015

Jurassic World video features new footage plus listen to the soundtrack

Even the people who are making Jurassic World are really excited about it, and when those people include Steven Spielberg and moviestar Chris Pratt, that makes us excited too.

MOST READ: The Witcher 3 sales make it the biggest game of the year so far

It was always clear that The Witcher 3 was going to be big, with more than 1.5 million copies pre-ordered ahead of the May 19th release date and now its actually out, it's causing quite a stir in the charts.

SHOWBIZ