VETERAN Fine Gael TD Bernard Allen confirmed last night that he will not contest the general election.

IRISH Examiner journalist Claire O’Sullivan was last night named Social/Humanitarian Affairs Journalist of The Year at the Bord Gáis Energy National Media Awards.

THE head of the Dáil public accounts committee has claimed a series of recommendations from an interim report into the Fás expenses scandal are at risk of being “ignored” and “left on the shelf”.