
EVERY DAY, TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of all the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces that you may have missed.
- An investigation has been launched by the Data Protection Commissioner after it emerged that a laptop containing the personal details of around 900 Bord Gais employees was stolen from the company’s credit union. Read TheJournal.ie‘s exclusive report.
- The Dáil Committee on Members’ Interests is to meet tomorrow to decide whether it has the authority to investigate the affairs of the under fire independent TD Mick Wallace as a motion of censure against the Wexford deputy was postponed for the time being.
- The government has apologised for the treatment of Irish World War II veterans who deserted the Defence Forces to fight for the Allies during the conflict. Justice and Defence Minister Alan Shatter said legislation would be introduced to provide an amnesty to the soldiers who were ostracised when they returned to Ireland after the war.
- A busy day in the Dáil with Taoiseach Enda Kenny using the word ‘re-engineer’ more than once during Leaders’ Questions today in relation to Ireland’s bank debt which he continues to say is the subject of much negotiation.
- A man has died after he was struck by a car in Kill Avenue in Dun Laoghaire, south Dublin earlier today.
- Ireland’s youngest mayor is just 22-years-old and a member of the Green Party. Meet newly-elected Darcy Lonergan.
- The euro crisis rumbles on as the cost of Spanish borrowing rocketed today and there are continuing concerns about Italy’s borrowing capability. IMF chief Christine Lagarde is now warning of a ‘race against time’ to solve the crisis.
- At the European Championships, brawls have erupted between Poland and Russia fans ahead of their fiery clash in Warsaw this evening. Follow it live.
Plenty of craic to be had in Torun today as Cillian Quinn goes for the ball during a beach volleyball game between Irish players and locals in the Polish city (©INPHO/James Crombie)
- Meanwhile these two Ireland supporters in New York had a lucky escape at the weekend when they fell onto the tracks of the city’s subway only for the kindness of strangers to see them thankfully saved and neither badly hurt.
- Staying with Euro 2012, support groups for victims of domestic violence have said they will be monitoring their helplines closely in the coming weeks as research indicates a link between sporting occasions and an increase in domestic violence.
- The economist who is credited with the concept of the National Asset Management Agency has recommended significant changes to the State’s bad bank in a report commissioned by Treasury Holdings, one of NAMA’s more controversial debtors.
- Good news for residents of the Cork town of Bandon today with the announcement that the area is to be provided with a 100-year flood protection.
- The Leaving and Junior cert exams continued today with a call for problems with the Maths exam to be addressed while concerns were also raised about the emergence of a hoax History paper.
- Seventy sheep, 12 horses, 10 chickens and three sheep dogs are just some of what you’ll be able to see at the Olympics opening ceremony in London later this summer.
- Finally, here’s a cool video showing what it’s like to play hide and seek from a toddler’s point of view:
YouTube: wetwipey
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