1. #GREECE: The Greek parliament has passed austerity measures required for a third Troika bailout. Police were attacked in Athens last night when thousands of protesters took to the streets.
2. #CRASH: An investigation is to be carried out after a helicopter crashed into a Longford pub last night. No one was seriously injured.
3. #BERTIE: Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern will appear before the banking inquiry later today. Meanwhile, The Irish Times reports that an external investigator is to be appointed to look into allegations of wrongdoing at the inquiry.
4. #WATER CHARGES: Irish Water will start cold-calling non-paying customers after new figures revealed that under half have paid their bills so far, according to The Irish Independent.
5. #MONEY MONEY MONEY: TDs spend an average of €18,746 per election, amounting to €2.25 for every first-preference vote, new analysis in The Irish Times reveals.
6. #CONCERN: The Irish Examiner reports on mounting concerns over a cervical cancer vaccine offered to girls from the age of 12. Some 861 cases of possible adverse reactions have now been reported to authorities, it says.
7. #COURTS: A man in prison for the rape and sexual assault of a woman whose child he abducted has lost a High Court action he took after learning that his solicitors’ calls were being recorded in prison.
8. #AWARD: Caitlin Jenner called for greater acceptance of the transgender community as she accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs last night.
9. #END OF AN ERA: The 145-year-old New York toy shop made famous in Big has closed its doors for the last time.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
have your say