Your Thursday evening news round-up

TOP STORY - BANKING INQUIRY

Bertie Ahern has apologised for his mistakes in office which helped lead the country into its catastrophic financial crash.
IRELAND

Three Mobile has come under fire for a billboard advert that says “It turned out he was a she”.

The two people in the helicopter escaped injury.

Water charge-dodgers are being given effective tax rebates of €100 each despite refusing to pay the levy in a “financial farce” that could cost the State tens of millions of euro, opposition TDs have warned.
SPORT

From Roy Keane’s infamous moment in the tunnel against Arsenal, to Eric Cantona’s outrageous chip against Sunderland we are reminded of some of the greatest moments of the League’s 23 year history.

Jordan Spieth has demonstrated the pedigree which has hallmarked his rise and rise since his junior days.
WORLD

A US judge has allowed the release of dashcam videos showing police killing an unarmed man in a suburb of LA, after he took off his hat.

A 94-year-old former SS sergeant who served at the Auschwitz death camp was convicted on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder and sentenced to four years in prison.
ANALYSIS

People may not like bankers or capitalism, but they like being better-off and won’t vote to be poorer, says
LIFESTYLE

Claire Droney lost her phone recently and it was a wake-up call as to how reliant she is on apps for everything from dressing to shopping to even paying for coffee. Just take a look at her typical day …
EXAMVIRAL

A retired postman from Cork has become the oldest person in Ireland to buy a brand new SEAT car.

If you were at all worried about the effect the new Eircode system would have on our post, then this story wil reassure you that no matter what, our intrepid postmen have us covered.

There’s been a lot of fun on Twitter around the #GrowingUpIrish hash tag today.
TECHNOW
GAMING
Batman: Arkham Knight's PC release won't be fixed for months | http://t.co/p6u06pbyvc (DOD) pic.twitter.com/3spjnDSQsz
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 16, 2015
MOVIES
Even Pixar people are in the dark about #StarWars | http://t.co/bXmwc982yM (DOD) pic.twitter.com/IIhDCEkwoO
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 16, 2015
TECH
Apple releases new iPod touch | http://t.co/O2oZvDRL7v (DOD) pic.twitter.com/x4JqdxfeB7
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 16, 2015
BUSINESS

The Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe has said the Government is to formally accept IAG's offer for Aer Lingus.

Forget about crowd-funding - emerging companies in Ireland are turning to peer-to-peer funding to get their business ventures off the ground.
SHOWBIZ

With the help of her friends, Channan wrote a list of things she wants to do before she dies - which included going to an Ed Sheeran concert, and possibly meeting him.
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The two people in the helicopter escaped injury.