Your Monday evening news catch-up

Political pact puts mayoral double out of reach for Sinn Féin in Cork; IMF labels Government plans for next Budget ‘too modest’; and Miley Cyrus is dating Irish model Stella Maxwell. Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORY

Political pact puts mayoral double out of reach for Sinn Féin in Cork

The Sinn Féin party will have to resign itself to being unable to secure a city and county double, with mayoral chains, in Cork for the next 12 months.

IRELAND

IMF labels Government plans for next Budget ‘too modest’

The IMF has said the Government's plans for the next Budget are "too modest" and added Ireland has to do more to cut down on its borrowing.

MOST READ: VIDEO: Berkeley tragedy: Musician pays poetic tribute to students

Leo Moran of the Saw Doctors posted the following tribute on his Facebook page to the six students killed in California

SPORT

GAA talking points: The right manager for the job

Peter McNamara analyses the importance of managerial inputs after the weekend's GAA.

MOST READ: 5 things we learned from Tipperary beating Limerick

1. Tipp have moved up a gear

WORLD

Germany frees Al-Jazeera journalist

The Al-Jazeera journalist who was detained in Berlin on an Egyptian arrest warrant has been released from custody, a spokesman for the Berlin prosecutors' office said.

MOST READ: QUIRKY WORLD ... Here comes the bride all dressed in... toilet paper?

US: These wedding dresses have it all — long trains, full, layered skirts, floral appliqués, ruffles, and sparkling bodices. Their detailing is the same as you see on designer gowns made of silk and lace. But these dresses are not designer. They’re made of toilet paper.

ANALYSIS

TERRY PRONE: The ‘New York Times’ apology was a sorry attempt to right a wrong

SOMETIMES, the apology is worse than the offence, writes Terry Prone.

LIFESTYLE

Top foods for the fashionable

Once upon a time, food was only to be played with or eschewed in fashion circles. Now food is a fashion statement says Katy Harrington as she picks this season’s must-eats

EXAMVIRAL

WATCH: This Irish mammy was distraught over Game of Thrones’ shocking season finale

Last week’s Game of Thrones season finale last week was a complete shocker - even for those who had read the books.

MOST READ: VIDEO: This ballad of Ryanair from the Kerry Fleadh is absolutely cracking

One gem to emerge from the floor of Mike Murt's pub was this ballad for modern times - on the trials and tribulations of flying Ryanair.

TECHNOW

Swyft releases emoji keyboard for redheads

While the most recent Unicode Consortium update tried to make emoji more inclusive, it forgot about one group: redheads. Swyft Media responded to their cry for an emoji with the release of a free emoji keyboard.

BUSINESS

Greek bailout talks end without progress

Eurozone finance ministers have broken off talks without an agreement on Greece’s bailout.

MOST READ: Shopping for Clerys: The unacceptable face of capitalism

Recent events at the Dublin store follow a familiar pattern for private equity takeovers. Legislation would prevent similar cases, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

SHOWBIZ