1. VIDEO: Golden retriever wins the Internet by spectacularly failing obedience test

The dog was competing on Finnish national television, and has since become a worldwide star

2. VIDEO: SIPTU warns Irish Water may need to be sold in order to survive

The first Irish Water meter is installed in Maynooth back in August 2013 | Image: Photocall

The union says a referendum is needed to protect the utility from privatisation

3. Brian O'Driscoll has one piece of advice for his newborn son

Brian and Amy arriving at the Brian O'Driscoll Testimonal in 2013 | Image: Photocall

The couple announced the birth of their second child yesterday

4. Tipperary TD withdraws his remarks comparing the opposition to ISIS

Fine Gael Tipperary TD Noel Coonan | Image: Oireachtas screenshot

AUDIO: Noel Coonan also suggested Dublin water charge protesters were parasites

5. VIDEO: Obama to spare five million immigrants from deportation

US President Barack Obama speaking at the White House | Image: The White House

He promised to increase border guards to help stem immigration