Your Tuesday evening news round-up

A suspect has been identified in the suicide bomb attack which killed 32 people on Turkey’s border with Syria; Solicitor tried to defraud Revenue by underpaying €147,000 stamp duty due on a property transaction; Bord na Móna plans to build a pilot solar energy farm in Offaly next year. Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORY

So Bertie had no responsibility for regulation - there’s a puzzle for Katie

Does Bertie Ahern really expect us to believe that he wasn’t fully aware of the unhealthy relationship he built between developers and the banking industry? asks Fergus Finlay.

IRELAND

Client persuaded solicitor to try to defraud Revenue

A solicitor tried to defraud Revenue by underpaying €147,000 stamp duty due on a property transaction because a client persuaded him to do so, the High Court has heard.

Student ‘was having time of his life’ when he died

A champion teenager had died happy, his grieving family was told yesterday.

SPORT

Pádraig Harrington: Better to have contended and failed than not to have challenged at all

Pádraig Harrington reacquainted himself with the high-pressure stakes of the business end of a major championship and felt right at home at St Andrews.

David Moran tops as Kerry make possession count

The question posed all week was which team would learn most from the drawn Munster final. Without doubt, it was Kerry, who managed to right most of the wrongs of the previous meeting.

WORLD

Hackers threaten to expose 37m cheats

Online dating site Ashley Madison, which specialises in adultery and has the tagline “Life is short. Have an affair”, has been the victim of a cyber attack.

Turkey suicide bombing suspect identified

A suspect has been identified in the suicide bomb attack which killed 32 people on Turkey’s border with Syria, the Turkish prime minister has said.

ANALYSIS

Confederate flag must be confined to the past

With calls last week for Cork GAA fans to stop displaying Confederate flags at matches, American author Barbara Kingsolver says it’s time to let the flag go in her homeland too.

LIFESTYLE

Dublin hostel renovated for homeless families in need

Tradespeople from across Dublin are offering their skills to housing activists who have taken over a former hostel in Dublin that they are renovating for homeless families desperate for a roof over their heads. Norma Costelloe has been inside.

EXAMVIRAL

VIDEO: This amazing video of a woman giving birth in a moving car has gone viral

This incredible footage of an American woman giving birth in a moving car while her partner films has been shared around the world over the last few days - it’s been watched over 11 million times.

How a simple saliva test could be used to detect Alzheimer's disease early

A saliva test could be used in the future to detect Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms develop, a new study suggests.

Tuba player shuts down KKK march with hilarious cartoon music

Let’s be honest, if we could play the tuba we would all be up to this kind of mischief.

TECHNOW

GAMING

The Witcher 3 1.07 patch finally available in Ireland | http://t.co/XaEs5NCc9W (BG) pic.twitter.com/OxUrfNq2PH
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 21, 2015

Twitter removes custom backgrounds from profiles |http://t.co/YkdnchPES3 (BG) pic.twitter.com/b8mpCRMCFE
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 21, 2015

2015's Moto G will be water resistant | http://t.co/7rxltyR8c7 (BG) pic.twitter.com/kL5BRyweZ1
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 21, 2015

BUSINESS

Commuters lift Irish Rail fortunes

Improving economic conditions are helping Iarnróid Éireann carry an increasing number of passengers this year, as more people return to work, particularly in the capital.

Bord na Móna plans pilot solar energy farm

Bord na Móna plans to build a pilot solar energy farm in Offaly next year and is currently in talks with a number of potential development partners with the view to gaining a foothold in the burgeoning subsector of the new energy market.

SHOWBIZ

BBC presenter Bill Turnbull red-faced after dropping c-bomb on TV

#BBC presenter Bill Turnbull red-faced after dropping c-bomb on TV | http://t.co/dLOZrxqH2w (BG) pic.twitter.com/WKsg1RwsTe
— Irish Examiner Arts & Culture (@IEArtsCulture) July 21, 2015

BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull has made an embarrassing slip-up on live TV.