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• US banks prepare for losses in rush for commercial property exit

  Some US banks are preparing to sell off property loans at a discount even when borrowers are up to date on repayments, a sign of their determination to reduce exposure to the teetering commercial real estate market.

• Cillian Murphy on working with Christopher Nolan: 'There is space to try things, make an eejit of yourself'

  The piercing eyes stare out intently from the cover of American Prometheus, a biography of J Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who spearheaded the development of the atomic bomb. The book, by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin, was the inspiration for Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated Oppenheimer, opening July 21st. And as Nolan was working on the script, only one actor came to mind: Cillian Murphy.

• Markets muted as investors hope for rate relief

  Stock markets were quiet on Monday as investors held off hoping for signs that central bankers would keep interest rats on hold this month.

• Teenager treated in hospital following fight at train station

  Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a weekend public order disturbance at a railway station in Co Antrim.

• Auguste Rodin bid for Epsom-Curragh double 'very possible' in boost to Irish Derby

  Aidan O'Brien has said it is "very possible" that Saturday's Epsom hero Auguste Rodin will try to double up in next month's Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby.

• To get a US president's attention, sit on his clothes while he's swimming naked in a river

  Here's some advice for reporters who are seeking an interview with the president of the United States. Try to catch him when he is swimming naked in the river and sit on his clothes until he agrees to an interview. If the stories are to be believed, it worked for Anne Royall in the late 1820s when she was seeking an interview with John Quincy Adams.

• Senior Kinahan cartel member Liam Byrne arrested in Mallorca

  Liam Byrne, the leader of the Dublin-based drugs gang that ran the Kinahan cartel's operations in Ireland, has been arrested in Spain. The 42-year-old is wanted by Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) after being connected to alleged gun running.

• 'Incredible': Five new white-tailed eagle chicks born in Co Clare

  Efforts to reintroduce the white-tailed eagle to Ireland have paid off as a male eagle has bonded with a female and they have now produced two chicks together.

• NCT delays are 'absolutely unacceptable', says Minister

  Delays for motorists in getting mandatory National Car Tests (NCT) for their vehicles are "absolutely unacceptable" and the company running the service "needs to pay serious penalties", Minister of State for Transport Jack Chambers has said.

• Apple to offer vision of mixed-reality future beyond the smartphone

  Apple stock rose to an all-time high on Monday in the run-up to a presentation of its most important product in more than a decade: a "mixed-reality" headset, seven years in the making, that will provide a glimpse of how the tech giant envisions a post-smartphone future.

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