LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Irish newlyweds caught up in Greek wildfires; Ryanair pilots announce bank holiday strike

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IRELAND: A newly-married Irish couple have been caught up in wildfires that have been sweeping Greece.

IRELAND: Patient advocate Vicky Phelan has warned the country is becoming "inure" to health scandals and also declared that proposed health safety sanctions for hospitals are a “joke”.

IRELAND: Ryanair pilots are to strike ahead of the August bank holiday weekend.

WORLD: A remarkable archive kept by the mother of the world's first test tube baby has been revealed to mark the 40th anniversary of her birth.

VIEWS: On the 50th anniversary of the Catholic Church’s publication of ‘Humanae Vitae’ — which opposed all form of artificial contraception — TP O’Mahony looks back at an ill-conceived document which not only has caused enormous harm to papal authority itself but has also been the source of worry, stress, and misery for millions of Catholic couples around the globe.

SPORT: Ask to sum up Anthony Nash’s importance to the Cork hurlers and the response is delivered in a flood of words riddled with in-depth analysis and hard facts rather than the usual superlatives and soft nothings.

SPORT: Rugby League player and former Ireland international Danny Bridge has been banned for nine months for assaulting a referee.

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FEATURE: When the recession hit, Cork-born solicitor Dervla McTiernan moved to Australia and started a writing career. It was the best decision she ever made

SHOWBIZ: Tom Cruise showed off his funny side last night when appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in a hilarious skit with the host.

VIRAL: While many across Ireland were enjoying the sunshine, growers of Queen potatoes were getting worried about their crop.