Your Friday evening news catch-up

Amen’s support kept me alive, says man who escaped domestic violence; 8,000km away, the world had changed - UCD hosts service for Berkeley victims; and Youghal strand is ‘unsafe for swimming’. Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORY

Amen’s support kept me alive, says man who escaped domestic violence

Domestic abuse is, almost universally, thought of as a women’s issue. But for thousands of Irish men, it’s a fact of everyday life - and the overwhelming majority of male victims will never say a word about it.

IRELAND

8,000km away, the world had changed - UCD hosts service for Berkeley victims

The president of University College Dublin (UCD) has said the lives of a generation of students have been completely changed by the Berkeley tragedy.

MOST READ: Youghal strand ‘unsafe for swimming’

A seaside town has received a serious setback to its tourist season after swimmers were advised not to use its main beach.

SPORT

Your weekend of sports viewing starts here

Woo-hoo, it’s the weekend! And even better, the sun is shining. But remember folks, us pale Celtic types aren’t cut out for long days spent under its unforgiving glare.

MOST READ: Eamon O’Shea: No excuses as Tipperary ready to break Limerick hoodoo

Tipperary manager Eamon O’Shea is confident that the Premier County can smash their recent Limerick hoodoo in next Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds.

WORLD

South Carolina governor wants death penalty for Charleston church gunman

A gunman who killed nine people during a shooting spree at a Charleston church should get the death penalty, South Carolina governor Nikki Haley has said.

MOST READ: Capitalism leaving Earth a ‘pile of filth’

Pope Francis called for a bold cultural revolution to correct what he calls the “structurally perverse” economic system of the rich exploiting the poor that is turning Earth into an “immense pile of filth.”

ANALYSIS

ALISON O'CONNOR: Media merger guidelines are impotent and an act of cowardice

It was a barefaced cheek of the minister to make a virtue out of the new guidelines, writes Alison O’ Connor

LIFESTYLE

Worried? Put it in the God Box at the Limetree, Limerick

One mum’s way of coping with what life threw at her led her daughter on a voyage of discovery, says Áilín Quinlan

EXAMVIRAL

Can you guess which POP! Vinyl is the world’s most expensive?

You may have seen our list of the most valuable POP! Vinyl figures out there, but which one is the most expensive?

MOST READ: Tyra Banks has had a lot of positive support since she posted her #nomakeup selfie

Sometimes #nofilter doesn’t really mean ‘no filter’.

TECHNOW

#Fallout4 is going to be a really really REALLY big game http://t.co/LRptEHSQYo (PSR) #gamingnews pic.twitter.com/MH54uk3ZPM
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) June 19, 2015

Fallout 4 is going to be a really really REALLY big game

How big is Fallout 4? Really, really, REALLY big...

BUSINESS

Oireachtas Committee extends deadline for submissions on reducing bankruptcy term

An Oireachtas Committee which has invited submissions in relation to reducing the term of bankruptcy from three years to one year, has extended the deadline.

MOST READ: Malaysia poaches Ryanair’s Peter Bellew

Malaysia Airlines has poached Peter Bellew of Ryanair to serve as its chief operations officer.

SHOWBIZ