2015-07-30 Ireland More Top Stories

Minneapolis Star Tribune   

Reports: Debris found in Indian Ocean appears similar to missing Malaysia ...   
Washington Post
A large piece of debris discovered washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean appears to be a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, the same model as the Malaysia Airlines plane that went mysteriously missing last March, according to reports.
Debris found off Madagascar studied for link to missing MH370   Hindustan Times
Boeing officials think debris found off Reunion looks like part of 777, source ...   CNN
Wing debris same as missing Malaysia plane   USA TODAY
Sydney Morning Herald   
Irish Independent   
The Australian (blog)   
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Irish Independent   

DPP blocks publication of statement by Drumm   
Irish Independent
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has instructed the Oireachtas Banking Inquiry not to publish a controversial statement by former Anglo Irish Bank boss David Drumm. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
Former Anglo director to say Seán Quinn stake disclosed   Irish Times
Inquiry to seek further advice on Drumm   Irish Examiner
DPP opposed to publication of Drumm statement   RTE.ie
Newstalk 106-108 fm   
BreakingNews.ie   
Yahoo News UK   
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Irish Independent   

Francis Usanga could face deportation over assault on Dublin mum Emma Murphy   
Irish Independent
Francis Usanga with Emma Murphy Open Gallery 5 Francis Usanga with Emma Murphy Emma Murphy in the video she posted online. TV fitness coach Francis Usanga could face deportation from Ireland if convicted of the assault on former girlfriend Emma ...

2015-07-30 Ireland Health

Irish Examiner   

Suicidal males seek aid via text   
Irish Examiner
More and more men are contacting a suicide charity for help by text because “it is easier to type than to talk”. Suicide charity Console has seen a 49% increase in texts to its service due mainly to an increase in men looking for help from it, figures ...
Increase in people texting suicide prevention helpline   BreakingNews.ie
Text line a breakthrough in male suicide prevention   Irish Independent
Console: Number of young men accessing suicide helplines through text has ...   Irish Mirror
Irish Health   
98FM   
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Irish Times   

Drugs meeting finds 'wide consensus' on decriminalisation   
Irish Times
There was “wide consensus” at a major meeting on the national drug misuse problem that drugs across the board should be decriminalised, Minister of State for the National Drugs Strategy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said. Mr Ó Ríordáin hosted a “think tank” on the ...

2015-07-30 Ireland Science

BreakingNews.ie   

This is what an erupting volcano looks like from above   
BreakingNews.ie
If you've ever wondered what a volcano looks like from above when it's doing its thing, then here goes. Pilot Robert DeLaurentis filmed this video at a height of 21,000 feet showing Mount Raung in Indonesia. It is also known as Gunung Agung. He was out ...

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Irish Independent   

PICTURE: Europe and Africa from a million miles away in space   
Irish Independent
NASA have posted this picture of what African and Europe look like a million miles away Open Gallery 1 NASA have posted this picture of what African and Europe look like a million miles away. Pic: Nasa. NASA have posted this picture of what African and ...

2015-07-30 Ireland Sports

Irish Independent   

Cuthbert's exit ends era of long-serving Cork bosses   
Irish Independent
Brian Cuthbert's departure after just two years ends Cork's long-established policy of having football managers in place for several seasons. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Billy Morgan (two separate terms), ...

2015-07-30 Ireland Entertainment

Mirror.co.uk   

Zayn Malik's former One Direction band mates stay silent after he announces he ...   
Mirror.co.uk
While Simon Cowell took to Twitter to congratulate Zayn Malik for signing a new solo record deal, his former One Direction band mates remained noticeably silent on the subject. The former boy band star took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce he had ...

2015-07-30 Ireland Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

Why Windows 10 could make or break Microsoft's new emphasis on team work   
Sydney Morning Herald
Windows 10 is the latest and biggest proving ground of whether the new Microsoft is better at building software than the old one. Wednesday's release of the newest version of the company's operating system comes with typically high stakes. Microsoft ...
Windows 10 review: it's better, simpler, smarter than Windows 8   Irish Independent
Windows 10: India will be a tough market for Windows 10, specially with ...   Firstpost
Microsoft's all-new Windows 10 OS draws positive reviews   IBNLive
New Zealand Herald   
Irish Times   
PCWorld   
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BreakingNews.ie   

Watch: Bus driver crashes while looking at smartphone   
BreakingNews.ie
In case you need a reminder not to look at your phone while driving, this video could give you just that. The video shows a man driving a bus on a motorway - he takes his smartphone out of his pocket, and while he's looking at it, he crashes straight ...
Driver fatigue is the 'silent killer' on our roads   Irish Independent
Tired drivers urged to stop, sip, sleep   Irish Examiner
Tiredness a factor in up to 20% of driver deaths   RTE.ie
Irish Times   
Westmeath Independent   
The Clare Herald   
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BT.com   

Windows 10 launch: 15 of the best Twitter reactions   
Inquirer
IT'S WINDOWS 10 DAY and the Twittersphere has been going crazy, with the #Windows10 hashtag trending top all over the world. (Google+, probably less so). Microsoft was hoping that we'd use #UpgradeYourWorld but, let's face it, that was never going to ...

2015-07-30 Ireland Business

Irish Times   

Analysis: Central Bank frets over fiscal policy ahead of election   
Irish Times
The Central Bank is increasingly confident about the force of Ireland's economic recovery but it has clear concerns about fiscal policy as the Government readies its final budget before the election. Such anxieties mirror those of the Irish Fiscal ...
Central Bank warns against loose Budget amid 'downside risks'   Irish Independent
Coalition urged to take caution on budget spend   Irish Examiner
Irish central bank sets up team to look at Brexit implications   Financial Times
Reuters   
Politico   
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Irish Independent   

Aer Lingus: IAG share cheques due within two weeks   
Irish Independent
Thousands of Aer Lingus shareholders are set to receive a summer windfall as the airline's €1.36bn takeover by IAG looks set to be cemented today. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Aer Lingus shareholders have ...

2015-07-30 Ireland Ireland

Irish Independent   

Harney: We should have asked harder questions   
Irish Independent
The Government should have dug deeper, asked harder questions, and taken unpopular decisions to stop the financial crash, former Tánaiste Mary Harney has said. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Ms Harney ...

2015-07-30 Ireland World

Minneapolis Star Tribune   

Reports: Debris found in Indian Ocean appears similar to missing Malaysia ...   
Washington Post
A large piece of debris discovered washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean appears to be a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, the same model as the Malaysia Airlines plane that went mysteriously missing last March, according to reports.
Boeing officials think debris found off Reunion looks like part of 777, source ...   CNN
MH370: what the latest discovery tells us about the search for the missing ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Wing debris same as missing Malaysia plane   USA TODAY
The Hindu   
The Australian (blog)   
Financial Times   
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BBC News   

Calais migrant crisis: Hundreds gather at Channel Tunnel   
BBC News
Hundreds of migrants hoping to get to Britain have gathered for a third night along fencing close to the Channel Tunnel freight terminal in Calais. An extra 120 French police officers were sent to the terminal on Wednesday, with MPs urging the UK ...
Britain and France Scramble as Channel Becomes Choke Point in Migration Crisis   New York Times
Security to be increased as thousands storm Channel Tunnel   Irish Independent
UK and France pledge resources to deal with Calais migrant crisis   Irish Times
Belfast Telegraph   
Irish Examiner   
STLtoday.com   
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Firstpost   

Russia vetoes Security Council proposal on MH17 tribunal   
Firstpost
United Nations: Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine a year ago. The foreign ministers of ...
MH17 UN criminal tribunal vetoed by Russia in blow to Australia   Sydney Morning Herald
Russia's Putin Voices Opposition to International Tribunal for MH17   The Indian Express
Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 tribunal   News24
9news.com.au   
Sky News Australia   
Reuters   
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Irish Independent   

Cecil the lion's dentist killer pulls his clinic appointments   
Irish Independent
A dentist who has become the target of worldwide outrage for hunting and killing a protected lion in Zimbabwe has advised his patients to seek care elsewhere as he remained in hiding amid protests at his US clinic.
Cecil the lion: slaughter unleashes calls for ban on trophy hunting   Sydney Morning Herald
African hunting dreams collide with Cecil the lion protests   Financial Express
Killer of Cecil the Lion Finds Out That He Is a Target Now, of Internet ...   New York Times
Reuters Africa   
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Firstpost   

Israel Prime Minister approves 300 settler homes in occupied West Bank   
Firstpost
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved on Wednesday the "immediate" construction of 300 settler homes in the occupied West Bank as his government came under pressure from right-wing Jewish groups. A senior Palestine ...

2015-07-29 Ireland More Top Stories

Irish Examiner   

PTSB directors apologise for bank failures   
Irish Examiner
Three senior managers at Permanent TSB yesterday apologised for the failures of the bank in not informing customers about their mortgage rights. Niall O'Grady, Jeremy Masding, and Alan Cook at Permanent TSB's press briefing at its head office in St ...

2015-07-29 Ireland Health

Irish Independent   

Bird droppings put hospital patients at risk - watchdog   
Irish Independent
Bird droppings, operating theatres that are not fit for purpose and poorly cleaned patient equipment have been discovered by inspectors during a round of six hospital inspections. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
Hiqa: Hospital operating theatres not fit for purpose   Irish Examiner
Galway hospital patients at risk from bird droppings   Irish Times
HIQA releases reports of unannounced inspections   RTE.ie
Newstalk 106-108 fm   
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thejournal.ie   

Missing man with Down syndrome found safe and well   
thejournal.ie
Gardaí had appealed for information when the 34-year-old, who has Down syndrome, went missing in the Dublin 8 area. The Garda Press Office thanked the public for their assistance. Get breaking news from TheJournal.ie via Facebook. Just click Like.
Appeal for help to find missing man with Down Syndrome   Irish Times
Update: Dublin man with Down Syndrome found   BreakingNews.ie
Gardai seek public's help to find 34-year-old David Dempsey missing from ...   Irish Mirror
Her.ie   
Irish Independent   
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Irish Examiner   

Kind acts help Berkeley victims and their families   
Irish Examiner
A statement on behalf of the families of four of the survivors of last month's Berkeley balcony collapse, has thanked all who have helped the injured college students, and paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The release by the families of Aoife ...
Berkeley Balcony Collapse Survivors Being Treated in San Jose   NBC Bay Area
Families of four balcony victims say 'Thanks'   Berkeleyside
Berkeley: Families of balcony collapse survivors release statement giving ...   Marin Independent Journal

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ABC Online   

Could gut bacteria help make you more anxious?   
ABC Online
Gut brain connection Stress during childhood can affect the make-up of our gut bacteria and this, in turn, could influence our mental health as adults, a new mouse study suggests. The research found transplanting gut bacteria from mice stressed when ...
Depression And Microbiota: Intestinal Bacteria May Influence Mental Health   Science World Report
Depression could be down to stomach bugs, say scientists studying bacteria in ...   Irish Mirror
Anxiety and depression caused by stress linked to gut bacteria living in ...   The Independent
BreakingNews.ie   
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Big Island Now   

DOH, Filmmakers Join Together for World Hepatitis Day   
Big Island Now
In recognition of World Hepatitis Day, the Hawai'i State Department of Health and Hep Free Hawai'i have partnered with local filmmakers to create short films highlighting the inspirational stories of local people living with or affected by hepatitis.
'Get informed, get tested': getting the word out about hepatitis C   Ottawa Citizen
'Alarming' levels of new cases of HIV   Herald
Health Department issues advisory about Hepatitis C increase   WBBJ-TV
AIDS.gov blog (blog)   
Bulletin Leader   
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Daily Mail   

Benefits By The Sea mum Sarah vows to kick heroin habit now she's pregnant again   
Daily Mail
A pregnant heroin addict hopes her unborn baby can give her a new start after drug abuse has blighted her life for the past 15 years. Thanks to taking drugs, Sarah, 34, who lives in Jaywick, Essex, gave up a promising music career, lost the care of her ...
Pregnant mum of two addicted to HEROIN fights to win back children in Benefits ...   Irish Mirror

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Mirror.co.uk   

Tiny baby born weighing just 1lb is going home after 345 days in hospital   
Mirror.co.uk
A baby born weighing just 1lb and 6oz has gone home for the first time after spending almost a year in hospital. Trevor Frolek was born in the Essentia Hospital in North Dakota, when his mother was just 23-weeks pregnant. Little Trevor, from Lidgerwood ...
Video: Baby born at 23 weeks goes home with family after almost a year   Hot Air

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BBC News   

Sophie Maguire death: Mother calls for hospital policy change   
BBC News
A Londonderry woman whose child died at one of the world's leading children's hospitals has said lessons must be learned from the fatality. Sophie Maguire died two years ago after picking up an infection at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
Audio update – Mother of Derry baby who died at GOSH calls for review of ...   Highland Radio
Family's upset over baby's hospital death inquest   U.TV
Heartbroken Derry mum calls for change at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital   Derry Now

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BBC News   

Surgeon: How I gave Beaky the kite a new beak   
BBC News
A vet who carried out reconstructive surgery on a kite's beak says the procedure was so successful "you wouldn't know it had been done". Beaky broke his beak after growing too big inside his egg and had emergency work carried out when he was nine days ...

2015-07-29 Ireland Science

Mirror.co.uk   

Telescope Town can hear to within second of the Big Bang but won't let locals ...   
Mirror.co.uk
You can shake your mobile phone all you want, hold it high in the air, it won't help. The radio will scan for new stations but never find one. And if you want a wi-fi connection, forget it. This is not some long forgotten wilderness in a barely ...

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Mirror.co.uk   

Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit 'saved' thanks to massive internet ...   
Mirror.co.uk
The space suit used by the first man on the moon has been saved thanks to a huge internet funding campaign. Neil Armstrong's suit, used during the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, was being kept by the Smithsonian Institute but was found to be in such ...
Other voices: Smithsonian's crowdsourcing success   Tampabay.com
The Smithsonian and Kickstarter Partner Up to Preserve Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit   Entrepreneur
Smithsonian Kickstarter to restore Neil Armstrong's spacesuit a success   WWMT-TV
wnep.com   
Las Vegas Review-Journal   
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Irish Independent   

Hawking warns of 'killer robots' arms race   
Irish Independent
NOBEL laureate Stephen Hawking is amongst the more than 1,000 tech experts, scientists and researchers who have written a letter warning about the potential risks of autonomous weapons. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To.
Tech experts warn against 'AI arms race'   Times of India
Stephen Hawking wary of AI 'global arms race'   Irish Examiner
5 Things to Know About Artificial Intelligence and Its Use   New York Times
BBC News   
The News International   
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Mashable   

Pluto's big moon may host first Star Wars, Star Trek names in space   
Mashable
This month's New Horizons flyby of dwarf planet Pluto and its biggest moon Charon left a wealth of incredible data in its wake, with unforgettable pictures of geographic features such as the now famous giant "heart" on Pluto. See also: How 'Mordor' and ...

2015-07-29 Ireland Sports

Irish Independent   

Trainer Wachman produces 'Tint' in mint Mile condition   
Irish Independent
David Wachman has probably secured the Galway Races training performance of the week award with five days still to go by producing Hint Of A Tint in mean shape after 284 days off to plunder the Topaz Mile.
Galway report: Hint Of A Tint bounces back   Irish Times
Hint of a Tint takes feature in Galway   RTE.ie
The rain came to Galway today for Day 2 of the festival   The42
Sportinglife.com   
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Irish Independent   

Brogan: We love challenge of trying to break down mass defences   
Irish Independent
12 July 2015; Bernard Brogan, Dublin. Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship Final, Open Gallery 1 12 July 2015; Bernard Brogan, Dublin. Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship Final, Westmeath v Dublin, Croke Park, Dublin. Picture credit: ...

2015-07-29 Ireland Entertainment

RTE.ie   

Colin Farrell doesn't think he's a movie star   
RTE.ie
He may be receiving rave reviews for his turn as troubled detective Ray Velcoro in the second season of True Detective, but Colin Farrell has spoken out about how he doesn't believe the hype anymore. The Dublin-born actor has said that starring in two ...
Colin Farrell says 'caring less' about box office hits has 'freed' him to be a ...   Irish Independent
The moment Hollywood actor Colin Farrell realised he was no longer a big deal   9news.com.au
Colin Farrell Remains Awesome, Gets Totally Candid About His Career Ups And Downs   Socialite Life
Sunday World   
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RTE.ie   

X Factor announcer quits show after 11 years   
RTE.ie
Peter Dickson, the voice of The X Factor has quit. Image via Peter Dickson/Twitter. There's further changes afoot on The X Factor after Peter Dickson, the man responsible for the distinctive announcements on the show, has announced that he is hanging ...
Peter Dickson: silence falls on voice of The X Factor   Telegraph.co.uk
The end of an era - Peter Dickson aka 'The Voice' of The X Factor leaves show ...   Irish Independent
The X Factor to get new voice as Peter Dickson leaves the show   BBC News
Irish Examiner   
NME.com   
Belfast Telegraph   
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BBC News   

Gabby: I still love Zoella so much   
BBC News
Most of us know what it's like to fall out with a friend. But then most of us don't have to live through it in public. Whether it was testing nail varnishes or carving pumpkins, Gabby used to be a regular in Zoella's videos. The original Youtube BFFs ...
Will Zoella forgive Gabriella after YouTuber's Honesty vlog blows lid on ...   Metro
Katie Hopkins blasts Zoella as 'the s***test of the lot' as she airs ...   Mirror.co.uk
YouTube queen Zoella's former best friend Gabriella Lindley reveals why they ...   Oxford Mail

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Irish Independent   

Stolen paintings lay in ditch for nine months   
Irish Independent
Denis Russell with the stolen paintings he found in his field in Donard, Co. Open Gallery 1 Denis Russell with the stolen paintings he found in his field in Donard, Co. Wicklow. Three paintings worth an estimated €200,000 have been discovered wrapped ...
Stolen Wicklow paintings worth up to €200000 recovered   Irish Examiner
Man cutting hedge finds stolen paintings worth €180000   Irish Times
€200k of stolen paintings found stuffed in bushes   Herald
RTE.ie   
BBC News   
Irish Mirror   
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Irish Examiner   

Irish model secures job as Kim Kardashian's stand in   
Irish Examiner
Meet Sharhia Barry, the 24-year-old Galway model who has landed a job as Kim Kardashian's stand in. Shahira stood in for Kardashian star during a recent promo shoot for their E! show, Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Speaking on Today FM's Anton ...