Your Wednesday lunchtime news catch-up

A baby born on board an Irish naval vessel in the Mediterranean, and her mother, are both said to be in good health; A former policeman and human rights activist has been banned from football matches for five years; Turkey has blocked access to Twitter to prevent the broadcast of images of a bomb blast; and The first full trailer for the new Bond movie, Spectre, has been released. Here’s today’s lunchtime irishexaminer.com round-up.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORY

Baby born on Irish ship 'in good health' in Sicily

A baby born on board an Irish naval vessel in the Mediterranean, and her mother, are both said to be in good health this morning.

IRELAND

Water grant referred to EU over sign-up persuasion claims

EU corporate governance officials have been asked to examine the Government’s Irish Water conservation grant over claims that it is simply an “inducement” to encourage people to sign up to charges.

Complaint after part of Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium stand knocked

Cork City Council has confirmed it has received a complaint after the northern stand of Páirc Uí Chaoimh was flattened as part of the stadium’s redevelopment. The demolition had not been listed under the project’s planning permission.

SPORT

Football ban for human rights activist involved in racist Paris Metro train incident

A former policeman and human rights activist has been banned from football matches for five years for racially abusing and shoving a black commuter off a Paris Metro train.

Mike Quirke: Cork leaders were struggling for oxygen

The last time I can recall a match like we had in Killarney on Saturday night was the ‘rain game’ in 2008 between Kerry and Galway in the big house in Dublin.

WORLD

Turkish authorities 'block Twitter to prevent broadcast of blast images'

Turkey has blocked access to Twitter to prevent the broadcast of images of a bomb blast which killed 32 people earlier this week, according to reports.

Teen’s Aids remission offers hope of breakthrough

An 18-year-old French teen born with the Aids virus has had her infection under control and nearly undetectable despite stopping treatment 12 years ago — an unprecedented remission, doctors are reporting.

ANALYSIS

Hate crime in Ireland: ‘Children have been called monkeys and we’ve been forced out of home’

Jane* has heard her children being called “monkeys” and has been told “to go back home”.

LIFESTYLE

The Durrow Scarecrow Festival is stuffed with ambition

Durrow Scarecrow Festival has to be one of the most fun ways to raise funding for a locality. You could find anything from Jedi knight to Springsteen scarecrows, writes Caomhan Keane

EXAMVIRAL

See the new James Bond: Spectre trailer

The first full trailer for the new Bond movie, Spectre, has been released.

VIDEO: Golfer accidentally hits seagull with ball

Now we know seagulls are getting a bad rap at the moment but they don’t deserve this.

James Bond theme song for Spectre: Sam Smith is top choice, but who else is in the line-up?

Bond bosses may have released a new trailer, but fans are no closer to finding out who will sing the theme song.

TECHNOW

GAMING

#TheWitcher3's #free #DLC is back - now with new ways to play http://t.co/KLga1D2qHR (PSR) #Gaming pic.twitter.com/tlcUfeULjA
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 22, 2015

Irish star #CillianMurphy up for more #PeakyBlinders - season 4 shoots soon http://t.co/pFOIdE81Sr (PSR) #Netflix pic.twitter.com/7rxHdxbu78
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 22, 2015

#OnePlus2 leak hints at smaller size than #OnePlusOne http://t.co/U3i562ICFd (PSR) #OnePlus #oneplushack pic.twitter.com/ZBiZ3Km81a
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 22, 2015

BUSINESS

Pramerica announces 330 new jobs in Donegal

330 new jobs are being announced for Letterkenny in Donegal.

Living costs potential deterrent to non-EU investors

High living costs and a lack of accommodation coupled with limited awareness of immigration schemes may be preventing high value investors and entrepreneurs from outside the EU coming to Ireland.

SHOWBIZ

Bono and Bon Jovi crashed a hen party in NYC