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IRELAND
The facebook page of a young Cork woman who died in a holiday tragedy in Spain has been flooded with messages of sympathy and sadness. Meanwhile, Garda Ombudsman Commissioner Kieran Fitzgerald remains in a coma in a Spanish hospital this morning.
A 26-year-old Irishman has died in a car crash in Australia. The man from Little Island in east Cork was killed on Wednesday when his car went out of control and crashed.
Homeowners look set to escape from threatened bin charge hikes as a suspension of the new bin charge regime appears imminent, the Irish Examiner can reveal.
The mother of Philip Cairns, the Dublin schoolboy who went missing 30 years ago, has said she has only recently accepted that he will not be coming back.
WORLD
Tributes have continued to be paid to British Labour MP Jo Cox who died after being shot and stabbed in the street outside her constituency advice surgery. Mrs Cox had previously complained to police about receiving malicious communications.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has told his supporters he will work with Hillary Clinton to transform the party, adding that his "political revolution" must continue and ensure the defeat of Donald Trump.
The gunman who killed 49 people in a nightclub in Orlando apparently went on Facebook to measure the shockwaves the shooting was generating.
SPORT
New faces and fresh bodies abound in Joe Schmidt’s Ireland team to face the Springboks this Saturday. Elsewhere, Schmidt insists he has made no commitment to joining Super Rugby’s reigning champions the Highlanders but his future with Ireland remains uncertain beyond next summer.
Roy Keane was hogging the headlines again yesterday when he stood over his comment – originally made during televised Champions League coverage - that, if he’d been in the same Chelsea team as Eden Hazard, he would have kicked the Belgian in training for the way in which he linked himself with a possible move to Paris St Germain last February.
With the weight of the nation resting on Belgium tomorrow, defender Toby Alderweireld really could do without the sight of Shane Long lurking on his shoulder.
BUSINESS
Cork-based biotechnology company Metabolomic Diagnostics has secured a further $2m (€1.6m) in funding to complete the development of its life-saving screening test for pregnant mothers which it hopes to launch next year.
Volkswagen will invest more than €10bn by 2025 in areas like electric cars and ride-hailing as it seeks to reshape its business in the wake of its emissions-test cheating scandal, it said yesterday.
ANALYSIS
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LIFESTYLE
From knowing what a playdate is to caring about work/life balance, being a dad changes it all. talks fatherhood with three well-known broadcasters .
VIDEO
Many were left disappointed after Ireland's draw with Sweden but BallTalk's Steve Neville is still feeling optimistic. He sat down with Mike Sheehan to discuss the result and to look ahead to the game against Belguim.
VIRAL
Facebook Messenger has kicked off its own mini tournament as the UEFA European Championships 2016 get under way. The social media network has included a hidden game in its latest update on mobile devices.
Fancy a French escape, but keen to avoid the Euros? It’s not impossible – you just need to know where to go.
TECHNOW
As is seemingly tradition, PayPal has announced when the Steam Summer Sale is going to get underway.
Pixar film Finding Nemo has been given the Honest Trailer treatment.
Sony Mobile has a trio of new handsets coming to the Irish market, the Xperia X, XA and Xperia E5 - and their latest venture is just a little different.
SHOWBIZ
It was a night of passion, poise and perfect pecs at Live at the Marquee as Lord of the Dance took to the stage for the first of their four shows at the infamous Cork venue
The singer Meat Loaf has collapsed on stage while performing a concert in the Canadian city of Edmonton.
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The facebook page of a young Cork woman who died in a holiday tragedy in Spain has been flooded with messages of sympathy and sadness. Meanwhile, Garda Ombudsman Commissioner Kieran Fitzgerald remains in a coma in a Spanish hospital this morning.
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