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Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

IRELAND

An attack on a family in Mayfield has forced them to leave a council house due to safety concerns,   writes Liz Dunphy.

Acting Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton believes independents are looking for a written agreement  on government formation Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

Ryanair boss Micheal O’Leary has attacked Tory MP Boris Johnson and other leaders of the Brexit campaign,   saying they couldn’t “organise a piss-up in a brewery”.

Four hundred new jobs are to be created at a brand new bio technology plant near Dunboyne in Co Meath.  The highly skilled, full time positions at Shire will be in the areas of R&D, operations and technical staff.

Garda murder squad detectives have released a photo of an innocent man shot dead  in a botched gangland attack as they renewed calls for witnesses.

Tesco retail employees have voted in favour of industrial action over plans to  change their pay and conditions.  The Mandate trade union, which represents around 1,000 workers in Tesco branches around Ireland, balloted their members on strike action this lunchtime.

A senior Fine Gael politician has questioned whether Ireland can stay in the EU  if Britain decides to leave later this month after its controversial Brexit referendum  writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Political Reporter.

WORLD

Limerick man Garry Irwin, a teacher in Japan, tells how he was caught up in the mayhem surrounding the earthquake in Kumamoto city.  Nine people were killed and about 800 others injured in the 6.5 strength quake.

A "guilt-ridden" mother who confessed to murdering her baby son while in prison for killing her young daughter  has been jailed for life.

SPORT

A sombre service has begun to mark the final  Hillsborough memorial at Anfield  ,27 years to the day after the tragedy.

Katie Taylor suffered her first defeat in five years  at the European Olympic qualifiers this afternoon.

BUSINESS

Share turnover on the Irish Stock Exchange topped  €25.7bn.  in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 25.9% on Q4 2015 levels, according to ISE figures released today.

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has strongly criticised the €70m cost increase for the second parallel runway at Dublin Airport.  Mr O’Leary, speaking in Trinity College Dublin, where he was endorsing Sean Barrett’s re-election to the Upper House, said the Dublin Airport Authority should pay the excess.

ANALYSIS

Dáil Éireann has been out of action now for 49 days due to the failure of elected TDs to form a government.  We need to be better prepared for future elections, writes Alison O’Connor.

LIFESTYLE

In the summer of 1991 Paul Clements hitchhiked the coastline of Ireland for his first travel book.  Twenty-five years on, he retraced his footsteps for a new book based on a journey along the Wild Atlantic Way – this time by car and bike, on foot and on horseback

VIRAL

Four-year-old Oscar Donnelly, from Coatbridge in the UK, has got some amazing moves.  The little lad was filmed by his mum Annie Walters dancing to the Kilkenny Races set, a complex set dance that children three times his age would struggle with.

A mother has captured a clear picture of a ghost soldier in a family snap she took on the outskirts of EveningBriefing&utm_medium  writes Leona O’Neill.

TECHNOW

GAMING: It's time to get excited about Gears of War 4,  with a multiplayer beta in the offing and early impressions starting to filter out. And that means it's also time for some bad news.

MOVIES: A potential drone strike is weighed and measured – can the benefits outweigh the heavy cost?  Drone offensives are a huge part of modern warfare and that technology is at the heart of the thriller Eye in the Sky.

TECH:  Instagram may still be better known for it's still picture content but the company is investing   heavily in the future of video.  To that end, they recently increased video length from 15 seconds to a minute and now they're making it easier to discover the content you want. The new Explore feature starts with a channel called 'Videos You Might Like' - a curated feed which also includes links off to featured channels of content in certain genres.

SHOWBIZ

Panti Bliss has been voted as one of TIME’s 100 most influential people.  Public voting for the poll closed on Thursday night with the Queen of Ireland coming in at 29th place.

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A mother has captured a clear picture of a ghost soldier in a family snap she took on the outskirts of EveningBriefing&utm_medium  writes Leona O’Neill.