By Sarah Gill
22nd Jul 2022
22nd Jul 2022
Your speedy summary of today's must-read stories.
Ireland and Japan strengthen ties
Micheál Martin and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have agreed on a roadmap to improving and strengthening ties between Ireland and Japan on the second day of Martin’s visit.
Celtic Tiger era apartment defects
A working group tasked with assessing the scale of construction defects at Celtic Tiger era apartments and duplexes will finalise its report – which is expected to show that as many as 100,000 apartments or duplexes are affected by fire safety, water ingress and other defects – and present it to the Minister for Housing today.
Shonka Dukureh has passed away
The 44-year-old singer, who portrayed Big Mama Thornton in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, was found unresponsive in her Nashville home on Thursday.
AIB asked to reconsider decision to go cashless
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has called on AIB to reconsider its plan to go cashless at 70 branches across Ireland, as Sinn Féin called for the Minister for Finance to comment on the issue.
Tony Walsh sentenced to another four years in prison
Notorious ‘singing priest’ Tony Walsh has been sentenced to another four years in prison for indecent assaults of three schoolboys in the 1980s. Judge Martin Nolan described his crimes as evil.