Tuesday evening briefing: Raft of issues around HSE investigation. Catch up on all the headlines

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

Tue, 01 Nov, 2016 - 00:00

Irish Examiner digital staff

IRELAND

An independent State report into the 'Grace' foster abuse scandal has found the HSE failed to properly investigate claims of cover-up

The young father who died in a gang attack after attending a Halloween bonfire in Dublin had survived a murder bid a year-and-a-half ago.

Ulster Rugby have released a statement after police questioned two of their players - Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding - in connection with alleged sexual offences.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has brought forward the weekly meeting of the Cabinet to today on foot of the looming strike by 12,500 members of An Garda Siochana.

WORLD

Hillary Clinton is pushing her supporters to cast early ballots in key battleground states in the race for the White House, as Donald Trump tries to make up ground with intensified attacks following the FBI's renewed examination of her email practices.

Russia has hit back at the head of MI5's claims that Moscow is adopting an "increasingly aggressive" approach to pursuing its foreign policy goals, including cyber-attacks.

A man has been taken to hospital after reportedly cutting off his toe with bolt cutters and then eating it in England.

A sadomasochist accused of strangling a police officer during a sex game in England has admitted being "inspired" by hit television series Breaking Bad when he tried to dissolve the body in a bath of acid.

SPORT

Borussia Monchengladbach have ordered thousands of fan scarves branding the slogan “a German team”, after the first 2,000 sold out.

The 17th hole at St Andrews famously requires players to hit their tee shot over the corner of the Old Course Hotel, but organisers of this week’s Turkish Airlines Open have gone one better.

The remembrance poppy is again causing controversy in football.

Kerry supporters will have to wait until Dr Crokes’ involvement in the club championship comes to an end before Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper decides on his inter-county future.

OPINION

He’s driven, committed, and wants to convince young doctors to stay in the Irish health service. Emergency medicine consultant Adrian Murphy talks to Catherine Shanahan.

Most people didn’t think it was possible, but FBI director James Comey — as is now known by everyone who hasn’t been locked down in a Zen monastery for the past few days — has just increased the craziness of this already loony and deeply depressing presidential election campaign, writes Suzanne Garment

BUSINESS

Chatting to business people in Belfast this week, it is evident that the consequences of Brexit are already being felt north of the border, and the consequences are not all bad.

A notable feature of currency markets since early last year has been the stable trading range for the euro-dollar exchange rate following its sharp fall in 2014.

LIFESTYLE

From a music fan’s perspective, this was the best Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in years.

SHOWBIZ

Here’s what happened the moment one fan, Keith Casey, spotted Justin Bieber in Dublin.

VIRAL

TG4 got into the spirit of Halloween last night with a brilliant prank during the weather forecast.

Vice-president Joe Biden had the best response when he learned that the latest investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails was coming from a device owned by disgraced ex-congressman Anthony Weiner.

VIDEO - OUR CHOICE

The Irish Coast Guard shared a wonderful video over the weekend, which shows a school of Bottlenose Dolphins swimming beside their boat, the Sean A Dunne, off the coast of Dublin.

TECHNOW

GAMING: Agent 47 has been a very busy boy this year, with multiple adventures seeing him murdering around the world.

MOVIES/TV: The makers got involved in the spirit of the season with a news report from the world of Stranger Things, and there are plenty of neat easter eggs for fans.

TECH: The Microsoft Studio was shown off for the first time last week in a totally stunning video - complete with a gorgeous version of Pure Imagination.