LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: McCabe counsel asks chairman to rule journalists did not have privilege, Jean-Claude Junker meets President Higgins

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IRELAND: Counsel for Maurice McCabe has asked the Chairman of the Disclosures Tribunal to rule that a number of journalists did not have journalistic privilege which justified them to refuse questions.

IRELAND: Jean-Claude Juncker has met President Michael D Higgins on the second day of his visit to Ireland.

IRELAND: Former Tánaiste Joan Burton has criticised the fact that she's still not allowed access to her own birth certificate.

WORLD: Theresa May is facing calls to abandon her Brexit “red lines” after aerospace giant Airbus warned it could pull out of the UK with the loss of thousands of jobs if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal.

WORLD: Italy’s interior minister has said Malta should allow a Dutch-flagged rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants rescued from rubber dinghies off the Libyan coast to make port there because it is in Maltese waters.

BUSINESS: The sometime disconnect between the arts/cultural sectors and the business sector in Cork must be bridged if the city is to thrive socially and economically.

ANALYSIS: The Summer Economic Statement released by the Department of Finance this week is not meant to be a detailed breakdown of what the minister for finance will deliver on the fiscal front, writes Jim Power.

SPORT: Ossie Ardiles has launched a scathing Twitter attack on Argentina after the South American heavyweights were left facing World Cup elimination following their chastening defeat to Croatia.

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SHOWBIZ: Cher has revealed she wanted to “stick needles” in her eyes after seeing excerpts of musical The Cher Show on stage.

VIRAL: Foil, Arms and Hog are back with their hilariously awful driving instructor character and this time he’s talking about all things love.

LIFESTYLE: Most parents have the best of intentions – but when their child repeatedly ignores instructions, requests or orders, even the greatest mums and dads can lose it and start shouting, bribing, threatening or doing whatever it takes to get their child to listen.