Your Wednesday morning news round-up

The mother of a student who has been missing since he was swept into the sea at Baltimore, Co Cork, last week has made an emotional appeal for more divers to help find her son; Search and recovery teams looking for missing Barry Davis Ryan hope that an improvement in weather conditions this week will lead to a breakthrough in their efforts. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORY - BALTIMORE DROWNINGS

Baltimore drownings: ‘Please help find my son and bring him back’

The mother of a student who has been missing since he was swept into the sea at Baltimore, Co Cork, last week has made an emotional appeal for more divers to help find her son and “bring him back”.

More divers to help in search for missing man in Baltimore

Search and recovery teams looking for missing Barry Davis Ryan hope that an improvement in weather conditions this week will lead to a breakthrough in their efforts.

IRELAND

20% of parents to borrow €360 for back-to-school bill

Hard-pressed families will be forced to borrow hundreds of euros and put off paying other bills to pay for books, uniforms, and other items to send their children back to school.

Cabinet ‘backs down’ on bank rates

The Government has been accused of backing down on its threats to take action against banks over high interest rates in the face of opposition from the European Commission.

MOST READ: VIDEO: Meeting Oz-born grandson for the first time in Cork

It’s a golden family moment which will resonate with thousands of Irish families separated by emigration.

SPORT

VIDEO: Ref vindicated as footage shows Limerick ‘goal’ call correct

The referee at the heart of the disputed goal in Limerick’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier win over Westmeath in Mullingar last Sunday said he never doubted he and his umpire had made the right call in awarding the score.

MOST READ: Frozen-out Billy Dennehy still ‘loves’ City

Billy Dennehy claimed last night that he is still a Cork City player and loves playing for the club.

WORLD

Eurozone leaders give Greece Sunday deadline ahead of emergency meeting

Frustrated eurozone leaders have given Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras a last-minute chance to come up with a viable proposal on how to save his country from financial ruin.

Clarkson contract blocks ITV show

The brakes have been put on plans for Jeremy Clarkson to take a new motoring show to ITV after it was revealed his old BBC contract stops him making a rival car show on another UK channel.

ANALYSIS

GERARD HOWLIN: Tsipras enhanced his power and menace with referendum result

CALLING the bluff of Greek’s European partners, and retorting with an immediate referendum demonstrated Napoleonic verve by prime minister Alexis Tsipras, writes Gerard Howlin.

LIFESTYLE

Skinny jeans vs flares: Which is best?

The fashion world is doing its best to move us on from skinnies to flares but opinion on the street is strongly divided. Paula Burns is having none of it but Ciara O’Doherty loves wearing her flares

EXAMVIRAL

A woman is looking for a man she met in Coppers who she believes is her 11-year-old’s father

An Irish woman is looking for a man she met in Dublin club Copper Face Jacks over 12 years ago - she believes he is the father of her 11-year-old child.

MOST READ: VIDEO: Grandparents meet their grandchild for the first time in emotional homecoming

Irishman John O’Regan has been living in Australia for the last ten years where he met his Fiancee Claire.

TECHNOW

Arkham Knight's Batgirl DLC set before Arkham Asylum | http://t.co/3puQdImJD9 (RMC) pic.twitter.com/DPNGPopYar
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 8, 2015

Arkham Knight's Batgirl DLC set before Arkham Asylum

The first DLC for Batman: Arkham Knight, Batgirl: A Matter of Family, will take place before the events of Arkham Asylum.

BUSINESS

Eurozone leaders make plans to pull back from the brink

Short term financing and a longer term programme with widespread changes to the Greek economy were on the table last night but EU leaders gave Greece a final deadline of Sunday to submit detailed plans.

MOST READ: Anxious Greeks buy Macs and PlayStations while they still can

As the going gets tough in Greece, the Greeks are going shopping.

SHOWBIZ