WHAT’S THE STORY?
1. The Government has confirmed that some people who lost medical cards will have them reinstated. The HSE is looking to examine whether the cards should be restored on medical grounds rather than by means testing.
2. 800 infants being buried in an unmarked grave near a children’s home in Tuam hasn’t yet been discussed at Cabinet but the story has already gained worldwide attention and has been reported in Al Jazeera, BBC and CBS.
3. The Taliban have released dramatic footage of their handover of army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to US forces after five years in captivity. In the video one of the gun-toting militants is heard telling Bergdahl, “Don’t come to Afghanistan again. Next time, nobody will release you.”
4. NAMA has pushed the button on the largest-ever bulk sale of apartments in Dublin. The portfolio includes a total of 761 apartments across four developments in the city. A price of around €160 million has been mooted for the properties.
5. Luas operators are worried about an increasing number of collisions between motorists and trams so far this year. In an attempt to combat this, they’ve released a video putting together some pretty harrowing collisions and close calls on Dublin’s roads.
6. Performer and activist Rory O’Neill, aka Panti, has urged gay and bisexual men to get tested for HIV as new figures show the diagnosis rates have increased. “As someone who is HIV positive and leads a healthy life, I would encourage everybody to get tested,” he said as part of a new campaign.
7. Students sitting the Junior and Leaving Cert will by now have finished their first exam with English Paper II beginning at 2pm.
It’s exam season though, so naturally that means scorching weather for the rest of us to enjoy. Not quite this time.
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