Tuesday evening briefing: America decides; and Irish Government accused of failing to keep schools open. Catch up on all the headlines

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

IRELAND

The Government has been accused of deciding not to put contingency plans in place to keep schools open during ASTI industrial action in order to bring the dispute "to a head".

Gardai might have to cut frontline services to cover the cost of a €40m pay deal agreed at the Labour Court last week.

Fianna Fáil is to support a referendum guaranteeing public ownership of the water network.

Rents across Ireland now have hit an all-time high, according to a new report.

US ELECTIONS

It has been revealed that someone placed a €22,000 cash bet in Dublin today for Donald Trump to win the US election.

Here’s a guide to how the result of the US presidential election will be decided and how the events will unfold.

While some states are well and truly tied up by the Republican or Democratic parties, others could go either way.

Winning won’t be enough tonight, because the thing that has become clear is how broken America is, writes Fergus Finlay

Visiting US Fulbright scholar, Dr Roy Fox, reflects on an unprecedented US election campaign and hopes the 'games' will not detract from the issue he believes matters most in America - the continuing rise of gun violence.

WORLD 

Iraqi investigators are probing a mass grave that was discovered by troops advancing further into territory previously held by the so-called 'Islamic State' group near the city of Mosul.

Police investigating the disappearance of a young mother in 1991 are carrying out searches of woodland after receiving "credible" new information.

Scotland's top law officer is to apply to the Supreme Court to intervene against the UK Government as it seeks to overturn a court ruling on the triggering of Brexit, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

German authorities have arrested five men on allegations they aided the Islamic State group in Germany by recruiting members and providing financial and logistical help.

SPORT

Roy Keane has insisted the Republic of Ireland will focus on preparations for their World Cup qualifier in Austria after bring caught up in a row over an Easter Rising symbol on shirts.

Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane says they've always struggled with Everton regarding player injuries and international call ups.

The UFC’s long road to New York culminates with UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

Former All Blacks head coach Graham Henry believes the lessons learned by Joe Schmidt in defeat three years ago proved crucial in Ireland’s victory over the All Blacks on Saturday night.

OPINION

Plans are still up in the air on immigration controls, access to the single market, as well as passporting rights for financial services, writes Daniel Gros

Jude Law stars as the first US pope in a series with the tagline ‘His religion is revolution’. It recalls many real-life figures who tried to revolutionise the Church, says TP O’Mahony

BUSINESS

Consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since February last year.

Cork-based company Nova Broadband says it is aiming to create up to 20 new jobs in the next 24 months following a €250,000 investment in expansion.

LIFESTYLE

Are large families of the same gender a statistical fluke? Mother of four sons, Gwen Loughman goes behind the myths.

SHOWBIZ

Glen Hansard is set to receive DIT’s inaugural Brendan Behan Award. The award has been established by the students of DIT Societies in memory of the author to acknowledge those who have demonstrated excellence in the area of the arts, culture and the media.

VIRAL

The Fupin Eejits have succinctly summed up the two types of people we see every day at ATMs around the country.

VIDEO - OUR CHOICE

In the morning sun near Cork city centre, staff of St Aloysius’ College lined the footpath along the school wall as the gates were closed throughout yesterday.

TECHNOW

GAMING: The Mass Effect series isn't done yet, with a new setting and characters and some familiar action.

MOVIES/TV: Stranger Things was a pretty surprising hit for Netflix earlier in 2016, and the streaming service is going right ahead with a second season to capitalize on that popularity.

TECH: There's no denying it, the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was an absolute disaster.

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The Government has been accused of deciding not to put contingency plans in place to keep schools open during ASTI industrial action in order to bring the dispute "to a head".