TODAY'S PAPER - IRELAND
By John Tynan
An audit of grants paid to sporting organisations has uncovered more than 20 cases of suspected fraud and mismanagement totalling almost €4m.
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By Paul O’Brien, Political Editor
The Government was wrong to close Ireland’s embassy to the Vatican, a former head of the Department of Foreign Affairs has said.
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By Niall Murray, Education Correspondent
Colleges face further cuts to funding if they fail to meet a range of targets, under controversial government proposals.
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By Juno McEnroe, Political Reporter
Proposals to filter emails sent to TDs and prevent “waste” from clogging up mailboxes are being considered following a recent avalanche of complaints.
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By Evelyn Ring
An eight-year-old Irish girl with an uncommon debilitating condition is featured in a Europe-wide promotional video for Rare Disease Day, released today.
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A film producer from North Cork has won a Bafta for her creation which stars Hollywood actor, Michael Fassbender.
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By Joe Dermody
Conscious that a third of Europeans will be over 60 by 2030, Irish food scientists are developing novel healthier formulations for scones.
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By Niall Murray, Education Correspondent
Any cut to teacher allowances would be a breach of the Croke Park agreement and would result in the end of reforms under the deal, a union has warned.
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By Olivia Kelleher
Up to 5,000 people attended a march organised in support of Vita Cortex workers over the weekend in one of the biggest public demonstrations Cork city has seen in recent years.
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By Áilín Quinlan
A West Cork village is gearing up for an influx of more than 3,500 people next month as locals make final preparations for one of the most prestigious drama festivals on the national circuit.
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By Claire O’Sullivan
Salmon and trout stocks in West Cork rivers “are almost gone” due to fish farming around Bantry Bay, according to a former National Parks and Wildlife Services manager.
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By Gordon Deegan
A private consortium is planning to establish a €60m hospital that will create 600 jobs in Ennis.
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By Niall Murray, Education Correspondent
The high standards that colleges will have to meet to become a technological university mean it could be at least two years before any such institution is created.
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By Conor Ryan
Internationally renowned cancer research pioneer Professor Gerry O’Sullivan has died.
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By Juno McEnroe, Political Reporter
Third-level roles in boosting the digital games industry and a scorecard system for ministers will form part of the Government’s long-awaited action plan for jobs, which is unveiled today.
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A stellar line-up of classic and contemporary French cinema is planned for next month’s Cork French Film Festival.
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By Paul O’Brien, Political Editor
There’s quiet diplomacy and megaphone diplomacy.
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By Sean O’Riordan
The family of the skipper who drowned along with four of his crew off the South-West coast have pleaded with authorities to make technology available which would pinpoint fishermen lost at sea.
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By Cormac O’Keeffe
Gardaí will know as early as today if they have a DNA match linking a key suspect to last week’s murder of Melanie McCarthy.
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By Fiachra O Cionnaith
It was set in a spectacular €380m location and involved a 450-strong army of behind-the-camera personnel.
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By Eoin English
They have spent years developing facilities and services for their autistic children.
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By Sean O’Riordan
As part of an ongoing major surveillance operation against suspected dissident republicans, gardaí arrested two men and seized a handgun, ammunition and a car near woods in North Cork.
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By Donal Hickey
A plan is to be drawn up for a large, disused industrial site with the aim of creating jobs in Co Kerry at a time when unemployment in the area is rising.
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By Juno McEnroe, Political Reporter
A junior minister has claimed there is hidden bullying in politics and a toxic culture in her party where female politicians are being treated unequally.
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By Cormac O’Keeffe
Gardaí are investigating how Robert Hartery accessed a legally-held weapon which he used to murder his former partner Sarah Regan.
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By Elaine Keogh
A fire which killed a mother and son has been described as a tragic accident.
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By Conor Ryan
One of the most loved actors the country has ever produced, David Kelly, died yesterday evening aged 82.
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