Morning briefing: Gardaí rule out link between two drug deaths days apart. Catch up on all the headlines

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

IRELAND

Gardaí are investigating a shooting in Dublin late last night in which a man was injured.

Gardaí last night ruled out a connection between the suspected drugs-related deaths of a teenager and a man in his 20s in the same Cork city suburb in recent days.

Thousands of people are using a scam to secure residency for non-EU family members in the UK by creating false "lives" in Ireland, it has been reported.

A clampdown on the use of expert witnesses in court cases is on the cards as the costs of compensation claims and insurance premiums continues to climb.

Little Michael regularly wakes up at three o’clock in the morning. He’ll jump out of his bed and race, shouting, into the rooms of his brother and sister, dragging them from their beds, pulling off their pyjamas. Michael is five and can’t speak. He gets enormously angry and “lashes out a lot”, says mum Jean.

WORLD

The gunman suspected of killing 39 people during a New Year's attack on an Istanbul nightclub has been caught in a police operation, according to Turkish media reports.

The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has ended after nearly three years, the Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre in Australia has said.

Theresa May will give a hugely important Brexit speech to EU diplomats today outlining how she wants a “truly global Britain”.

SPORT

Cork chairman Ger Lane insists there “hasn’t been a murmur of discontent” among the current senior football management and panel about their temporary training facilities in Fermoy.

Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster has dismissed the idea that teams single out opposing players for malicious treatment. Meanwhile, Munster Rugby are confident they gave Conor Murray the best possible care following the scrum-half’s clash of heads with Glasgow’s Tim Swinson on Saturday.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic says his determination to help restore Manchester United to glory brings more pressure than any external force can exert.

Rory McIlroy has been forced to withdraw from this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with a rib injury.

OPINION

In bringing up the ravages of inner city crime, Donald Trump is highlighting an area where the US has been pretty successful in the past 20 years, writes Timothy L O’Brien.

Dermot Gallagher's name might not be on the Good Friday Agreement, but all who were there know his mark, writes Fergus Finlay

The North is heading for an election. The power-sharing executive has imploded because of an eco-boiler scandal. Here are the answers to key questions on how the next weeks and months are likely to play out in Stormont’s latest political drama.

BUSINESS

Enterprise Ireland has approved the third phase of its Technology Transfer Strengthening Initiative (TTSI) which serves to bolster the capability within the knowledge transfer system in Ireland.

All-Ireland electricity prices will likely rise only slightly this year, after falling sharply in 2016, a supplier to the Irish market has predicted.

LIFESTYLE

There’s a debate as to whether Malachi Martin really did inspire The Exorcist, but as a new Netflix film reveals, the Kerry priest led a fascinating life, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Men as young as 20 have erectile dysfunction, desensitised by their use of porn, which can easily become an addiction, says Gwen Loughman

SHOWBIZ

The ladies of the Celebrity Big Brother house all seem to be after Calum Best, and viewers think it’s just hilarious.

EXAMVIRAL

Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last of only a dozen men to walk on the moon, has died aged 82.

Put your general knowledge to the test in 20 questions with the Irish Examiner quiz.

VIDEO - OUR CHOICE

The Munster Indoor Masters Championships drew a wealth of experience to the Nenagh track last weekend. Stephen Barry was there to watch veteran track and field stars who remain forever young.

TECHNOW

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a Dallas court this week as part of an on-going lawsuit between the Facebook owned VR company Oculus and American media company ZeniMax.

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A clampdown on the use of expert witnesses in court cases is on the cards as the costs of compensation claims and insurance premiums continues to climb.