Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has refused to apologise for the manner in which he allegedly criticised the lack of Fine Gael MEPs at a meeting of sexual abuse survivors in Brussels last week.

INCREASING numbers of deaf children are being denied proper schooling, while the Department of Education withholds a report commissioned to ease their plight.

FARMER opposition is building to retain electro-immobilisation for treatment of livestock.

The Advisory Council of the Abbey Theatre have voted to accept new governance proposals changing the way the theatre is run.