Your Monday lunchtime catch-up

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

IRELAND

Gardaí in Cork are treating as suspicious the death of a woman in her 60s,  who was found with stab wounds.

An asylum seeker, who was at the centre of controversy surrounding access to third-level education,  has described how being in university is a “dream come true”.

Government plans to freeze the local property tax  and only then restructure it could face a constitutional challenge, one of the country’s leading tax authorities has warned.

The State feared a “public scandal” in relation to the alarming number of children dying  in mother and baby homes — 70 years before the Tuam babies scandal made worldwide headlines.

WORLD

An Iranian court has sentenced Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian  to a prison term, the state news agency said quoting the judiciary spokesman, a case that is a sensitive issue in contentious US-Iranian relations.

A British Conservative MP has insisted he has never taken illegal drugs,  adding: “You don’t put diesel in a Ferrari”.

SPORT

Sepp Blatter has revealed he was “close to death” after collapsing earlier this month. The 79-year-old,   currently suspended from his post as FIFA president, fainted while visiting his parents’ grave with family members.

Four games into the Champions Cup for the Irish provinces and just a solitary win to show for our efforts.   Even that was achieved at home by Munster against the tournament’s basement side Treviso. Donal Lenihan is not impressed.

BUSINESS

Two of the most powerful forces in the world, Google and Disney,  have come together to promote the other Force.

A Co Clare firm has developed a disposable test kit with the potential to revolutionise HIV management worldwide, writes Trish Dromey.

ANALYSIS

Given that Islamic State is neither Islamic nor a state,  it’s probably time to refer to them as Daesh,   a name coined by someone in the Syrian resistance, writes Suzanne Harrington.

LIFESTYLE

One of the biggest fashion retailers in the US, who count Michelle Obama amongst their customers,  has just hired an Irish child for their latest ad campaign. How big is child modelling in this country and what’s involved for the kid, asks Caroline Delaney

VIDEO

Cork artists Peter Martin and Luke Sisk recreate the Irish Examiner’s Jonah Lomu tribute. It is on display to the public at the Sugarcube Pod, Grand Parade.

VIRAL

Emetophobia: What it’s like to live in constant fear of being sick Natalie’s phobia took over her life,  until hypnotherapy put her back in control.

This is the beautiful video which shows off Earth’s capital cities  as viewed from space at night.

TECHNOW

GAMING: Fallout 4 contains a harpoon gun,but there’s no way for you to get it. It’s hidden within the game’s files,  which could mean that Bethesda have future plans for it or it was deemed surplus to requirement.

MOVIES: Chris Hemsworth is already well known for the body transformation necessary to become the god of Thunder himself, Thor,  for his role in the Avengers movies. But his latest role involved a very different kind of diet program.

TECH: Dominos Pizza just got even better, with a button you can press  to instantly place your order without any hassle

SHOWBIZ

Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello have tied the knot  during a lavish ceremony in Florida.

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Gardaí in Cork are treating as suspicious the death of a woman in her 60s,  who was found with stab wounds.