Friday lunchtime briefing: Men around four times more likely to commit suicide than women. Catch up on the headlines

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

IRELAND

Some 487 people died by suicide in 2013 with the latest official figures revealingmen are around four times more likely to commit suicide than women.

Six TDs could be facing disciplinary action for breaches of the Dáil dress code.

The Central Statistics Office has launched a new tool to help give clarity on property prices.

The man who passed away following an assault in Limerick last night has been named locally as Gerard Freyne, aged 51, from Prospect.

A woman in her 60's has died following a road crash in County Mayo.

WORLD 

The northern Syrian city of Aleppo was being pounded by fresh air strikes amid clashes between government forces and rebels, opposition activists said.

An autopsy has confirmed that a 22-year-old Syrian man who was believed to have been plotting a bombing attack killed himself in his jail cell in Leipzig, German authorities say.

Thailand began its first day in 70 years without a king on Friday in a profound state of mourning, as the crown prince asked for more time before ascending the throne following the death of his father and the world's longest-reigning monarch, Bhumibol Adulyadej.

A woman who was mauled by a tiger after getting out of her car at a Beijing safari park is demanding compensation of more than two million yuan (€269,671) from the facility.

SPORT

The O’Donovan brothers got a warm welcome when they visited their former national school this week.

Rarely, if ever, do you hear the concept that coaching is a ‘political activity’

Take a bow Kevin Doyle. The Ireland international is currently plying his trade in the MLS with the Colorado Rapids and, if this goal is anything to go by, still has plenty to offer on the football pitch.

Everton manager Ronald Koeman has called on his "key players" to start producing and believes there is no better time than against Premier League leaders Manchester City.

OPINION/ANALYSIS

One of Europe’s most iconic cities, Amsterdam, invented the stock exchange but it faces obstacles if it is to be a banking hub after Britain leaves the European Union.

Garda Commissioners don’t do kite-flying, so Nóirín O’Sullivan’s suggestion of another watchdog was likely discussed but it may not fly.

BUSINESS

Tech firm HP has confirmed it will cut between 3 - 4,000 jobs worldwide over the next three years.

Samsung has said the discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7 will cost the company about $3bn (£2.45bn) during the current and next quarters, bringing the total cost of the recall to at least $5.3bn (£4.3bn).

LIFESTYLE

Fionnuala Doran began her career as a Ninja Turtles fan, but has just published a graphic novel on Roger Casement.

SHOWBIZ

It’s not everyday Mel Gibson gives a call out looking for Irish women to join him on set, so what are you waiting for?

VIRAL

An Irish student’s hilarious ID card is going viral.

VIDEO

Work is continuing at Páirc Uí Chaoimh and the site has been transformed.

TECHNOW

GAMING: New game Mafia 3 hasn't getting the best reviews and now it's under fire from an unlikely source - Unionist MP's have taken issue with its content.

MOVIES/TV: The Weekend has dropped a new track called False Alarm along with an utterly insane music video from the guy behind Hardcore Henry.

TECH: Virtual reality may be the big buzz word of the moment but there's another future tech on the way in the form of Augmented Reality.

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As a new greenway opens in the southeast Dan MacCarthy hops on his bike and takes in the splendours of the Déise country.