Your Tuesday evening news catch-up

A sixth Irish person has died after a balcony collapsed on an apartment building in Berkeley, California. Read the latest on this and more in this evening’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORIES

Updates: Sixth person dies in US balcony collapse at 21st birthday party

Six people have been killed and more have been injured after a balcony collapsed on an apartment building in Berkeley, California. Irish students are believed to have been at the accident.

IRELAND

O'Brien issues legal proceedings against Oireachtas and State

Denis O'Brien has issued legal proceedings against the houses of the Oireachtas and the State in relation to Dail comments about his banking arrangements with State-owned IBRC.

MOST READ: VIDEO: Limerick dad proves that love is really the mother of all invention

A father has developed new channels of communication for his autistic daughter with an invention which may revolutionise one-to-one contact with people who have non-verbal disabilities.

SPORT

Ireland narrowly misses out on kayak medal in Baku

Jenny Egan has narrowly missed out on a kayaking medal at the European Games in Baku, being denied in canoe sprint’s longest race by less than half a second, finishing fourth.

MOST READ: Cork must build on a ‘powerful’ tradition, says Anthony Spillane

Cork U21 star Anthony Spillane admits that the county carry an extra weight of expectation at underage level, based on tradition.

WORLD

Cox criticises 'disproportionate' way Nobel laureate was 'hounded out' of university

The scientist and broadcaster Professor Brian Cox has said it was wrong the way a Nobel laureate scientist was “hounded out” of his university posting over controversial comments he made about women working in laboratories.

MOST READ: Boy, 15, had sex in tent with teacher, court hears

A man who claimed a headteacher took his virginity, when he was 15, has told a jury it was a “tumultuous night”— he crept into her tent and had sex with her.

ANALYSIS

MICHAEL CLIFFORD: Substandard developments: Safety of residents should be overriding concern

Priory Hall hangs like an impending nightmare over local authorities around the country, writes Michael Clifford

LIFESTYLE

Building a child that can cope with life

There’s so much advice around parenting these days that it feels like you need a Phd. Ailin Quinlan cut to the chase and got tips from one of the country’s foremost experts in children and mental health.

EXAMVIRAL

VIDEO: Meet the new Orange Is The New Black actress who has everyone talking

Orange Is The New Black gained millions of viewers on its return to Netflix this week, and the popular TV series has a new attraction who has sent Twitter into meltdown.

MOST READ: VIDEO: Meet Cian Twomey and his girlfriend Emily

Cork’s Cian Twomey has amassed an incredible Facebook following after video skits of him playing an over-exaggerated version of his girlfriend Emily went viral.

TECHNOW

#iPadPro will feature 2732×2048 resolution screen http://t.co/xl3COxDlS6 (PSR) #technews pic.twitter.com/szJLcea7cA
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) June 16, 2015

iPad Pro will feature 2732×2048 resolution screen

iOS 9 code suggests that the rumoured iPad Pro’s screen will have a resolution of 2732×2048. At 12.9-inches, this amounts to 263 pixels-per-inch.

BUSINESS

Aer Lingus Regional celebrates five millionth passenger

Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, last week flew its five millionth passenger since the commencement of its franchise flying partnership with Aer Lingus in March 2010.

MOST READ: Johnson & Johnson to invest €100m in expansion of production facility in Limerick

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton and Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan have announced that Johnson & Johnson Vision Care which operates as Vistakon Ireland is to invest over €100 million in the expansion of its manufacturing operations.

SHOWBIZ