A Sinn Féin TD has added further fuel to the belief Martin McGuinness has effectively retired from front-line politics by naming five senior figures who could step in to replace him as the party's leader in Stormont, writes Fiachra O Cionnaith.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

A bid to overturn the ban on paying for sex in Northern Ireland will be opposed by the First and Deputy First Ministers, the High Court has been told.

The best football manager I have ever met believes with every fibre of his being that "the best system wins". — This column, Thursday, July 10, 2014.

Antrim 0-12 Donegal 3-16

Northern Ireland deputy first minister and former IRA commander Martin McGuinness has heaped praise on the Queen for taking a leadership role in the peace process.