Monday evening briefing: Limerick reeling from loss of local hero ‘Axel’ Foley. Catch up on all the headlines

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

Mon, 17 Oct, 2016 - 01:00

ANTHONY FOLEY: 1973 - 2016

Anthony Foley’s family have released a statement thanking the rugby community for its support since the news broke of his untimely death.

Hardened Munster men, more used to roaring on their rugby heroes into battle, openly wept outside the hallowed turf of Thomond Park at the loss of their leader, friend, and comrade "Axel" Foley.

Former Ireland international Keith Wood struggled to keep his emotions in check this morning as he discussed the sudden death of his close friend and former teammate Anthony Foley.

With the passing of Anthony Foley things will never be the same again and Irish rugby has been robbed of a massive talent, writes Donal Lenihan.

IRELAND

Mid-ranking gardaí will go on strike the four Fridays in November in a sustained campaign of industrial action.

Tyrone Gaelic football star Cathal McCarron had to be restrained after getting into a row with staff at a Temple Bar pub, a court has heard.

The lawyers for a Longford man accused of possessing an explosive substance on the eve of the state visit of the UK Queen five years ago have applied to the Special Criminal Court to have the charge dismissed.

The trial of seven Dubliners charged with murdering a man, who was beaten to death, has heard that another man seen punching and kicking him repeatedly was charged with assault causing harm.

WORLD

One person has been killed and six others injured in a chemical plant explosion in Germany, authorities said.

Authorities are investigating after a local Republican Party office in North Carolina was set on fire in what a state party official called an act of "political terrorism".

South African protesters demanding free university education broke windows, forced open doors and threw human excrement in an effort to disrupt the resumption of classes, a university official has said.

China has launched a pair of astronauts into space on a mission to dock with an experimental space station which could help facilitate a trip to Mars by the end of the decade.

SPORT

Most GAA coverage is understandably take up with inter-county competitions but for the true fan, there is nothing quite as sweet as a longed-for club victory. So when your club wins its first title in more than a decade courtesy of a last-minute goal against the county’s predominant team? Well, wild celebrations are only to be expected.

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has defended his misfiring Foxes and urged the club's critics to lay off.

Sunderland boss David Moyes is in no immediate danger of losing his job despite presiding over a dreadful start to the new Premier League season.

Nick Kyrgios has been suspended from tennis for at least three weeks following his controversial exit from the Shanghai Masters last week.

OPINION

Here is Boris Johnson’s previously unpublished pro-Remain article that appeared in ‘The Sunday Times’. It was written on February 19, days before he declared for the Leave campaign. The piece is in a book, ‘All Out War’, by the newspaper’s political editor, Tim Shipman.

It killed her father’s five siblings and left her a widow but personal brushes with cancer were not the motivation for Prof Kerri Clough-Gorr’s career choice. As Cancer Week Ireland gets underway, the Boston native and the new director of the National Cancer Registry talks to Health Correspondent Catherine Shanahan about vital statistics, unnecessary screening for prostate cancer, and why cancer clusters aren’t always what they seem

BUSINESS

Nordea Bank’s Stable Return fund, Europe’s fastest growing asset manager, is betting sterling is now on its way up.

The Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) has said that the number of new applications it received more than doubled between July and September, compared to the same period last year.

LIFESTYLE

Riptide Movement are Irish rock’s best kept secret. But not for much longer, predicts Ed Power, as the band release a new album laden with catchy tunes.

SHOWBIZ

Phil Collins has announced a comeback tour – saying he has changed his mind about retirement.

VIRAL

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VIDEO

Anthony Foley’s talent was spotted early on and he went about fulfilling every inch of his potential.

TECHNOW

GAMING: The PlayStation VR is out now in Ireland, which means you can bring virtual reality home for your PlayStation 4 any time you please.

MOVIES/TV: You may not know this but the incredible resource of the Internet Movie Database (or IMDb for short) was kicked off in 1990 by British programmer Col Needham who really liked making lists of actresses with rather lovely eyes.

TECH: Twitter Dublin has moved to a new location at Cumberland House and the local employees are just getting set up for their first day.