IT WAS always likely that some of the 15 white-tailed eagles reintroduced to Killarney’s National Park last August would not reach maturity.

WHAT a wonderful success the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) has proved to be.

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER, John F Kennedy, Lyndon B Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford,Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Snr and Bill Clinton.

IF every member of the Oireachtas “with links to a developer” resigned because of them — as Ian Paisley Jnr has done — there would be more than enough room in the Natural History Museum for both the honourable members’ houses.

AS OPPORTUNITIES for knee-jerk reactions go, yesterday’s news that there were nearly 40,000 positive drug tests in our prisons in the last three years is about as good as it gets.

TRYING to come to terms with a child’s suicide is one of the most daunting prospects any parent can face.

The Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute, which represents about 2,000 qualified auctioneers, has called on the Government to fast-track the promised Property Services Regulatory Authority Bill, first introduced in 2006.

A TOTAL of €932 million has been invested on behalf of people for whom the Courts Service has been holding money.

ANYONE of us who wishes to live in a society where the protection of the law means something tangible and worth fighting for owes a great debt of gratitude to Akef Alquasar.

MOVING the Senate to a our Natural History Museum opens a rich seam for anyone who fancies themselves as a wit but the reality is that it is one of the most perceptive initiatives this generation of politicians have come up with.