Your Tuesday lunchtime news catch-up

The Greek Finance Minster has said his country will not make the IMF payment, Gardaí in Limerick are on a heightened state of alert amid fears of a gang feud following the attempted murder of Christy Keane, Kauto Star has been put down after a fall and the end of the Windows Phone. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORY

Greece 'will not make IMF payment' says Finance Minister

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has confirmed his country will not make its payment due later to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

IRELAND

Water charge debt needs to reach €500 before being deducted from wages

People would have to have unpaid water bills of at least €500 before they are taken to court for the money to be deducted from their salary, welfare or pensions.

Limerick Shooting: Gang feud fears after murder bid

Gardaí in Limerick remain on a heightened state of alert amid fears a gang feud in the city could reignite following the attempted murder of Christy Keane.

MOST READ: Woman asked if black doctor was ‘Crocodile Dundee’

A woman asked “is that Crocodile Dundee?” after refusing to provide a blood sample to a black doctor.

SPORT

Sad end for super Star

Kauto Star left the equine battlefield that is steeplechasing as one of the greats of the sport, and his tragic death in retirement is a sad end to his history-making life.

MOST READ: Managing Cork and fickle fans can make you cynical creature

An old religion teacher of ours sure knew how to make an introduction.

WORLD

Beheading at French factory 'trademark of IS'

A prosecutor has said a beheading and subsequent attack on a French industrial gas factory bore the trademark of the Islamic State group (IS).

Tunisia Massacre: Tunisia launches anti-terror strategy

Tunisia has reason to fear a terror attack. The only democracy that emerged from the turmoil of the 2011 Arab Spring has seen more of its young men join the Islamic State group than any other nation, and many have returned, battle-hardened, to spread radical ideologies back home.

ANALYSIS

Greece needs democratic leaders to help, not a bureaucratic bashing

The ordinary people of Greece face the prospect of deep and sustained hardship, of a kind that is unprecedented in a European context, writes Fergus Finlay

EXAMVIRAL

This dog is the worst guard dog ever but we forgive him

We imagine this couple had slightly higher expectations when they got a British bulldog named Bronson as a pet.

MOST READ: VIDEO: Craic-having Irish J1 students bamboozle American commentators at first baseball game

A group of young Irish fans stole the show at their first baseball game in the US on Saturday night.

TECHNOW

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— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) June 30, 2015

EU will scrap roaming charges by 2017

The European Union has reached a preliminary deal to scrap roaming surcharges by June 2017.

MOST READ: Bold rumour claims Microsoft will kill off Windows Phone

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently stated that the company must make some difficult decisions; reports claim that killing off Windows Phone will be one of them.

BUSINESS

Intel launching training initiative at Leixlip base

Tech giant Intel is launching a new training initiative at its Irish campus in Leixlip, Co Kildare.

MOST READ: New trends emerge in house prices

The latest data on residential property prices shows that, after some moderation in the opening two months of the year, they have resumed their upward trajectory,writes Oliver Mangan.

LIFESTYLE

Wake up to e-mail etiquette

Email is the default communication method in offices. Yet, many people unwittingly alienate colleagues and clients by being impatient, rash and presumptuous in their mails, writes Ailín Quinlan.

SHOWBIZ

MOST READ: Star Trek 3 is definitely called Star Trek Beyond

There's a new Star Trek film on the way - the third since the 2009 reboot and thirteenth since the original Motion Picture back in 1979. And it's called Star Trek Beyond.