EVERY MORNING,TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
1 .#FENNELLY: Draft copies of the Fennelly report into the resignation of former Garda Commissioner are due to be distributed to interviewees, The Irish Times reports. Taoiseach Enda Kenny has repeatedly declined to comment on the investigation.
2. #PROPERTY: The Central Bank’s new rules on mortgage deposits failed to prevent property prices from rising in the first quarter of 2015, but the climb has slowed according to new figures.
3. #COURTS: The taxpayer could be left to foot the bill for Ian Bailey’s failed High Court case against the State. The Irish Examiner estimates the costs could be in the region of more than €5 million.
4. #MEDICAL COUNCIL: The Irish Independent reports that the consultant who oversaw the care of Savita Halappanavar will not be subject to a fitness to practice inquiry, and has ‘no case to answer’.
5. #DRIP: As many as 7% of all water meters read so far have indicated a leak, RTÉ News reports. Some 46 million litres of water is being lost everyday.
6. #BIG NAMES: Graham Dwyer will reveal the names of politicians and judicial figures involved in BDSM circles in Dublin if his murder appeal fails, the Irish Daily Star reports
7. #MOVING UP: Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe is now heading up the Mullingar traffic corps, the Irish Examiner reports. The paper notes that although it is not a promotion, it is an indication he has been allowed resume his career.
8. #RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: New laws introduced in Indiana, that many fear will lead to discrimination, have been defended by the state’s governor. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, he said they have been “grossly misconstrued”.
9. #WEATHER WARNING: It was pretty windy overnight, as you might have noticed. Watch out for fallen trees this morning on the roads.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
have your say