Your Friday evening news round up

Three former Anglo Irish Bank executives have been sentenced jail; The Italian man who has admitted killing his landlord in Castleknock has been found not guilty by reason of insanity; Ryanair’s new cuddly image is paying off handsomely for its outspoken boss Michael O’Leary. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this evening.

Fri, 31 Jul, 2015 - 01:00

TOP STORY

Former Anglo execs jailed for conspiracy to hide FitzPatrick accounts

Three former Anglo Irish Bank executives have been sentenced to three years, two years and 18 months in jail at the Dublin Circuit Court for trying to defraud Revenue.

IRELAND

Saverio Bellante not guilty of O'Gorman murder, by reason of insanity

The jury in the trial of an Italian man who has admitted killing his landlord in Castleknock last year have found him not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.

Man admits possession of €1.5m found buried in bog

A 55-year-old man has admitted possession of almost €1.5m in cash found buried in bogland in Co Limerick.

SPORT

Schmidt keeps Irish players guessing on places

Joe Schmidt has given his Ireland stars no indication who is in the running to face Wales in Cardiff next weekend.

City starlet Byrne ‘nuts’ like Keane, says Vieira

Patrick Vieira believes his Manchester City teen star Jack Byrne is just as "nuts" as his former nemesis Roy Keane.

WORLD

Wreckage is from Boeing 777, says Malaysia government official

A piece of wreckage found on an Indian Ocean island has been confirmed as coming from a Boeing 777, according to Malaysia's deputy transport minister.

US Wildlife Service trying to reach dentist who killed Cecil the lion

The law enforcement arm of the US Fish & Wildlife Service is trying to reach the dentist who killed a protected lion while on a guided hunt in Zimbabwe.

ANALYSIS

ALISON O'CONNOR: Inquiry showed once gung-ho Taoiseach to be a weak performer

There is a strong suspicion that the horrible lessons we learned through the economic bust are being forgotten, writes Alison O’Connor

LIFESTYLE

Phaedra is set to join the (Go)dots

Sophie Hunter directs a rarely-seen work by Benjamin Britten that provides a link to major influences on Beckett, writes Padraic Killeen.

EXAMVIRAL

So just how bad is the Bank Holiday weather going to be?

It’s the last Bank Holiday weekend of the summer and while usually we would look forward to a nice long weekend of beer gardens and beaches, the Irish weather has other plans for us.

VIDEO: This Valentia Island wedding ring hunt is better than your average best man speech

It’s now almost mandatory to have an entertaining sketch video as part of your big day but these two lads from Valentia Island really went all out.

TECHNOW

GAMING

#EA confirms next #Battlefield game will be out in 2016 http://t.co/noXNJuWvMb (PSR) #Gaming pic.twitter.com/x2vZMJsqmv
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 31, 2015

#Interview - #RebeccaFerguson for #MissionImpossible #RogueNation http://t.co/WYTdZPHiP7 (PSR) pic.twitter.com/Rr73vDKO5a
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 31, 2015

#Huawei launches #Snapys awards for Irish #Instagram photographers http://t.co/gEflZX6cDJ (PSR) pic.twitter.com/BOTgFyU4fL
— Irish Examiner Lifestyle (@IELifestyle_) July 31, 2015

BUSINESS

IAG reports 40% rise in profit

The potential new owner of Aer Lingus, IAG, has posted a 40% increase in operating profits.

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary earns €6,575 a day

Ryanair’s new cuddly image is paying off handsomely for its outspoken boss Michael O’Leary who last year enjoyed a bumper 33% jump in pay toearn more than €6,575 each day.

SHOWBIZ

Ed Sheeran surprises fans in Ibiza - in shorts and a snapback

Fresh from his sold-out gigs at Croke Park last weekend, Ed Sheeran jetted off to Ibiza where he shocked fans and jumped on stage with Rudimental mid-set.