Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing
IRELAND
TDs are now taking their seats in the chamber of Leinster House ahead of a vote for Taoiseach which is due to take place in the coming minutes.
Gardaí have said a body has been found in a second car “which has been located during a search of the River Lee in Cork.
A row over who will control the new National Maternity Hospital has intensified. The management of Holles Street want to maintain their independence, even if they move to Saint Vincent's Hospital in South Dublin.
A man walked free from court yesterday after the State’s legal team dropped a murder charge against him. Matthew Gralton, aged 22, had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Christy Daly, aged 47, on a remote bog lane in Kilbride, Clara, Co Offaly between December 29, 2013, and January 7, 2014.
A High Court judge has dismissed an application by a boatman to allow him land passengers at the Skellig Michael Unesco world heritage site until his legal action against the Office of Public Works has been determined.
A Swedish House Mafia fan, who was one of a number of people stabbed and beaten up at the group’s infamous concerts in the Phoenix Park four years ago, has settled his €60,000 damages claim against the organisers.
Cycling Ireland has warned against the“inappropriate consumption of caffeinated substances” before, during, or after youth and junior bike races after a number of young cyclists took ill at an event in Cork last weekend.
WORLD
Health authorities in Spain say they have identified the first case of the birth defect microcephaly in the foetus of a pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus.
Canadian officials have started evacuating 8,000 people by air from work camps north of a city devastated by a massive wildfire that has grown to cover 85,000 hectares.
SPORT
Rory McIlroy has revealed the details of a bizarre incident which led to a spectator being ejected from the Wells Fargo Championship during Thursday's first round.
In his first column for the Irish Examiner, raises serious doubts about whether the redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh is what Cork GAA needs to create a competitive culture for its teams. Surely a centre of excellence is preferable to a new stadium — with one training pitch?
BUSINESS
The countdown to politicians forcing cuts in costly mortgage rates quickened yesterday as Fianna Fáil pledged to reintroduce a bill in the Dáil with the opening of its largest store in Sallynoggin in Co Dublin.that it says will swiftly pave the way for lenders to slash home loan rates.
It is expected that Intel will cut 10% of its Irish workforce. Reports suggest the company has begun informing employees about the redundancy plans.
ANALYSIS
We have little control over the fact that we are going to die, buts we can control how we live, writes
LIFESTYLE
From watery Viking adventues to the antics of the animal kingdom (dead and alive), the capital has loads to entertain and educate the kids, writes
VIRAL
This is NOT something you see everyday - a Boeing 767 sailing majestically up the west coast of Ireland on a barge.
It has all the makings of a Hollywood movie,but this story is as real as it gets. Ohio can’t seem to get enough of Kirtland Police Department and their newly adopted pooch JD.
VIDEO
Our videographer, Dan Linehan, took a cheeky look over the wall to see how the €70m redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh is going. Check it out.
TECHNOW
Games don't come much more ambitious than No Man's Sky. Not only does it contain an almost countless number of planets and creatures in a universe that you would never be done exploring but it was also created by a small team of just 12 people on a relatively low budget in the UK.
Shane Black wrote Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout and The Monster Squad. He wrote and directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3. You should be very excited about his latest, a 70s set comedy thriller called The Nice Guys.
A little while back, a campaign started to get the public to name a new British research ship. And because this is the internet, the inevitable happened.
SHOWBIZ
Yes, you read that right - Justin Timberlake is back! The 35-year-old has dropped his new song ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling’ today and it’s already our anthem of Summer 2016.
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In his first column for the Irish Examiner, raises serious doubts about whether the redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh is what Cork GAA needs to create a competitive culture for its teams. Surely a centre of excellence is preferable to a new stadium — with one training pitch?
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