OUR politicians, because good ones know us better than we know ourselves, understand that there is little to be gained by sharing challenging, bad news with us — and still less by insisting that we make fundamental changes to unsustainable lifestyles or expectations.

EGYPT went to the polls yesterday.

THE first of the funerals of the 10 people who so very tragically lost their lives in the terrible fire at Carrickmines takes place tomorrow.

IRELAND’s 32-county rugby team have an opportunity tomorrow to go where none of their predecessors have gone — if they can beat their old sparring partners Argentina in Cardiff they will secure a World Cup semi-final place.

WHEN she spoke at a conference in Dublin yesterday, EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly made a pretty straightforward observation as she pointed out that sooner or later, we will have to make a decision on whether we legislate for or against euthanasia.

THAT thousands of people, including more than 2,000 gardaí in uniform, as well as President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Enda Kenny, attended the funeral of murdered Garda Tony Golden in Blackrock, Co Louth, yesterday afternoon should not surprise anyone.

THERE are always two sides to every story but correspondence released yesterday by Web Summit co-founder Paddy Cosgrave suggests that one side of the story around the decision to take the event out of Ireland may not be particularly impressive or inspiring.