Jury in Anglo trial sent home for weekend
The jury in the trial of four former bankers charged with conspiracy to defraud has been sent home for the weekend.
The seven women and five men will resume their deliberations on Monday.
Former Anglo Irish Bank executives John Bowe and William McAteer and former Irish Life and Permanent executives Denis Casey and Peter Fitzpatrick denied agreeing to a series of transactions worth €7.2 billion with the intention of misleading investors, depositors and lenders about the true health of Anglo Irish Bank.
The jurors have been deliberating for more than 13 hours in what is the longest running criminal trial in the history of the State.
200,000 flee capital as Sri Lanka flood misery worsens
Sri Lankans are continuing to flee their flooded capital Colombo as fresh downpours elsewhere hampered relief efforts.
The heaviest rains in a quarter of a century have pounded the island since last weekend, sparking huge landslides that have buried victims in up to 15m of mud.
Officials have urged those living in affected areas to leave immediately, with more than 60 people known to have died so far and fears that number could yet spike with many more reported missing.
The national Disaster Management Centre said that around 200,000 people had been moved from the low-lying capital while 400,000 people have been forced to flee to state-run relief camps.
Man's body recovered in Co Clare
The body of a man has been recovered at the coast south of Doolin Point in Co Clare.
The remains were spotted shortly after 8am by members of the Doolin Coast Guard team, who were conducting a shore line search.
Post mortem and formal identification is expected to take place at Ennis General Hospital.
Teacher union says still time for resolution to dispute
The president elect of the Association of Secondary Teachers has said there is still time to find a resolution to the escalating dispute over additional working hours.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland Ed Byrne agreed the union is on a collision course with the Government but he said there is time, between now and September, to sit down with the minister to try and resolve the problem.
ASTI members have voted to withdraw from working additional so called 'Croke Park' hours which formed part of the Haddington Road Agreement.
They are expected to stop working the 33 hours annually from September.
