Tuesday morning briefing: Four new maternity hospitals required in Ireland. Catch up on all the headlines
IRELAND
Four new adequately staffed and fully resourced maternity hospitals are needed to address the growing level of risk associated with giving birth in Irish hospitals, the HSE’s clinical lead in obstetrics and gynaecology has warned.
A woman has died in a crash in north Dublin overnight.
The parents of a boy with a disability have been awarded €9,000 because his school refused to keep an emergency medical kit on the premises for nine days.
A Hollywood actress penned a farewell note to her partner as the transatlantic flight she was on made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport yesterday.
WORLD
There are reports that at least one person has died after an accident on a water ride at a theme park in Australia.
Surfer Federico Jaime has told how he fought back when he was attacked by a shark at a Hawaii beach causing him serious injuries.
SPORT
Jose Mourinho faces a challenge far bigger than simply beating rivals Manchester City in the EFL Cup tomorrow as he surveys the wreckage of a 4-0 defeat at Chelsea; and that is to find a strong and definable identity for a team and a club that has long forgotten what its mission statement was and how it was going to get there.
Ryan O’Dwyer has lost his sense of smell and is a little more forgetful than he once was, the consequences of being knocked unconscious almost 12 months ago to the day.
OPINION
Cases before the Workplace Relations Commission show discrimination by schools of children with special requirements is not uncommon. It shows mixed up priorities on the part of schools, where children should be the primary concern at all times, writes Michael Clifford
BUSINESS
Revenues at the group that operates two five-star hotels in Co Kerry last year soared by 27% to €17m.
The decision by a Canadian firm to buy Ireland’s only refinery at Whitegate in Cork Harbour ensures security of supply and contributes to the country’s economic growth, Environment Minister Denis Naughten has said.
LIFESTYLE
Whether first-time buyers qualify under the help-to-buy scheme or not, there are still plenty of mortgage offers around from the major banks.
SHOWBIZ
Hollywood star Mel Gibson says giving up alcohol has helped him “refocus” his life.
VIRAL
A key from the Titanic which opened a life-jacket locker has been sold for £85,000 (€95,533) at auction.
Albert Square’s Whitney Dean is the picture of happiness in this first image of her big day – or is she?
VIDEO - OUR CHOICE
You might have spotted the USS Porter on your travels around Cobh this weekend.
TECHNOW
: Watch Dogs 2 is set for launch around the world on Xbox One and PS4 on the 15th of November 2016. It’s an open world game which puts you in the part of Marcus Holloway, a gifted hacker getting up to mischief in San Francisco.
: Doctor Strange is out this week and folks are rightly excited to see a star like Benedict Cumberbatch step into the Marvel-verse.
: It's hard to overestimate the effect the iPod had on technology and the world in general.
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Jose Mourinho faces a challenge far bigger than simply beating rivals Manchester City in the EFL Cup tomorrow as he surveys the wreckage of a 4-0 defeat at Chelsea; and that is to find a strong and definable identity for a team and a club that has long forgotten what its mission statement was and how it was going to get there.
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