ECB to maintain emergency cash lifeline for Greek banks, but tightens collateral terms
The European Central Bank has decided to maintain its emergency cash lifeline for Greek banks while they remain closed until Thursday.
But the ECB has also made it slightly harder for the banks to qualify for the emergency loans, by requiring a higher standard of collateral.
It says the Greek government bonds, usually offered by banks in exchange for the emergency funding, are now less valuable because of the ongoing crisis.
Alien life on Philae comet, say scientists
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Evidence of alien life is "unequivocal" on the comet carrying the Philae probe through space, two leading astronomers have said.
The experts say the most likely explanation for certain features of the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet, such as its organic-rich black crust, is the presence of living organisms beneath an icy surface.
One driver owes over €155,000 in unpaid M50 toll fees
One motorist has refused to pay over €155,000 in owed M50 toll fees.
The driver travelled the road 1,018 times in 2014 but never paid his owed toll fees.
The Irish Independent reports that over €100m was collected in fees from over 43 million journeys on the road, although over €5m in fees went unpaid as hundreds of motorists failed to pay.
Sexton returns to training at Leinster
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Irish fly half Johnny Sexton returns to the blue of Leinster this morning.
The 29 year old begins pre season training with the province ahead of the World Cup. He left the province in 2013 to join Racing Metro but returns to Dublin after leaving his contract a year early in Paris.
Fidelma Healy Eames explains "wifee" - She was speaking French
Fidelma Healy Eames has offered an explanation for her pronunciation of WiFi as “wifee” in the Seanad.
The Senator made the remark during a Seanad debate on a bill to ban certain abusive comments online – the Harmful & Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015.
