Your Friday evening news catch-up

Athlone is mourning a couple killed by terrorist in Tunisia, a swab ’the size of a mini football’ was left inside a woman at a Dublin hospital, a weekend of sporting finals awaits and Conor McGregor plays to the crowd on American TV. Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORY

Athlone mourns couple killed by terrorist in Tunisia

The funeral of a Westmeath couple shot dead in last week's Tunisian beach massacre has heard that their murders have left a community "shocked, stunned and devastated".

IRELAND

TD says 'Like normal people, I try my best with my budget to get what I need'

A Fine Gael TD has today criticised people who spend their money on cigarettes and alcohol, but then refuse to pay their water bills.

Swab 'the size of a mini football' left inside woman at Dublin hospital

A woman has been awarded almost €140,000 in damages after a hospital left a swab inside her for three weeks in December 2012.

MOST READ: Pop-up outdoor cinema at Fitzgerald Park postponed

The outdoor cinema screening due to take place this evening has been postponed due to bad weather being forecast

SPORT

A weekend of sporting finals awaits

The Tour De France begins this weekend in Utrecht while elsewhere around in the globe and in Ireland it's crunch time, with an epic four finals to look forward to in our weekend of sporting action.

MOST READ: Peter Casey swoops as Limerick stun Cork

Limerick maintained their dominance over Cork at minor hurling level when they defeated the Leesiders by a goal at the Gaelic Grounds last night in the semi-final of the Munster championship.

WORLD

Pair of female suicide bombers kill 13 in Nigeria

Two female suicide bombers have killed 13 people at a crowded market and a military checkpoint in north-eastern Nigeria, according to witnesses.

Google sorry as app tags black couple ‘gorillas’

Google says it is “appalled” and has apologised to a black couple after the firm’s new Photos app mistakenly labelled them as “gorillas”.

ANALYSIS

Greece: Humanitarian values sorely absent in crisis

A corrupt ideology continues to push austerity on Greece, but if the country is to leave the eurozone, its politics and economic management must change, writesMichael Kinsella.

LIFESTYLE

Once comes home to Dublin

The film turned musical is back in Dublin where it all began, writes Padraic Killeen

EXAMVIRAL

VIDEO: Watch Irish kids discuss Girls vs. Boys

YouthTuber.ie sat down a few Irish kids and asked them who’s better, girls or boys

MOST READ: Solar Impulse 2: Why one man spent five days in solar-powered plane

Swiss aviator and solar adventurer Andre Borschberg will touch down this evening at Kalaeloa airport just outside Honolulu, Hawaii.

TECHNOW

#InsideOut #review - one of #Pixar's best http://t.co/zGISkPgyD7 (PSR) pic.twitter.com/P7vpCeO0bt
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 3, 2015

Inside Out review - one of Pixar's best

Take a trip inside the human mind to see how our emotions take charge.

MOST READ: Most PCs won't get Windows 10 on day one

As Windows 10’s July 29th release date gets closer, Microsoft continues to muddy the waters. Initially, there was confusion over who would get to upgrade for free, but now even the release date is dependent on some factors.

BUSINESS

Ryanair pulls aircraft from Copenhagen over labour court ruling

Ryanair is to remove its only Copenhagen-based aircraft in response to a ruling by the labour court in Denmark.

MOST READ: One51 hints at major NTR resolution in shares feud

One51 — one of three warring shareholding blocs in the shrinking NTR conglomerate that covers wind farms, water treatment and roads investments – last night hinted at a significant looming event in the long-running battle over the future of NTR.

SHOWBIZ