Complaints made about a radio presenter who suggested that the Rosary prayer at a funeral mass was “almost satanic” have been rejected by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.

Today Mr Varadkar was asked whether he still maintains a view first expressed in the Leader’s Debate on Wednesday that he would lead Fine Gael into coalition with Fianna Fáil.

Cyberbullying, eating disorders, depression and suicide are some of the toxic behaviours and dangerous thought patterns often spread online that new draft legislation aims to protect children from.

There will be no limit on the amount of compensation which can be awarded to women and families impacted by cervical cancer screening errors, the Taoiseach has said.

Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT), RTÉ and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) have launched three online classroom resources related to the Junior Cycle classroom.

The body with responsibility for greyhound racing has not paid a dividend to the State for 25 years, despite its status as a commercial semi-state company.

No serious issues relating to greyhound welfare have been reported by the public since a hotline was set up following a documentary criticising the industry

A decision by RTÉ to show the Irish Greyhound Derby last month was taken after Bord na gCon asserted that the broadcaster was legally bound to televise the event, internal documents reveal.

The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) has complained to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland about an RTÉ Investigates documentary, which reported that 6,000 dogs are culled every year due to excessive breeding.

Today's development followed a failure by the radio station to pay Sinead Ni Mhordha award after she won an unfair dismissal claim at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

The broadcasting watchdog has rejected three complaints against a Prime Time feature on transgender issues that sparked a protest outside RTÉ studios in Dublin last January.

In recent days, staff were told that the organisation could not continue as it is currently operating without a significant increase in state funding.

Sixty years on, and dozens of roses, frocks and party pieces later, the Rose of Tralee International Festival has returned to the Kingdom writes Jess Casey. Love it or loathe it, the annual festival has seen both its ups and downs through its long history, including a televised proposal, financial woes, a gatecrashing priest and a potential boycott.

Here is a selection of people who have moved into interesting new roles.

Alison O’Connor There is a well known approach to delaying something, frequently employed in politics, known as “kicking the can down the road”.

The Catholic Church, the GAA, priests, and hundreds of other Clare investors are to miss out on a €2.67m windfall, after the collapse of the proposed sale of Clare FM and a controlling stake in Tipp FM to Radio Kerry.

The publisher of the Irish Times posted an operating profit of over €2.6m in 2018 before taking account of the almost €2m in takeover and other reorganisation costs following the acquisition last summer of the newspaper titles and broadcasting interests of the Irish Examiner group.

The Law Reform Commission is recommending changes to the law to stop people involved in court actions taking defamation claims against journalists who make minor mistakes in reporting their case.

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has rejected three complaints from viewers who took issue with Ryan Tubridy’s handling of an interview with unsuccessful Presidential candidate Peter Casey.

Facebook and Google have told the Government they do not want any new online regulator intervening in complaints about content on their platforms before their own internal review systems have been exhausted.

The recent conviction of two schoolboys for the heinous murder of Ana Kriegel finally brought to conclusion one of the most unsettling and shocking crimes on this island.

The broadcasting watchdog’s appeal for special powers to regulate online content and social media has come under fire, with one critic claiming the authority lacks the “right institutional instincts and experience” for the task.

The authority says that by having a sole regulator of online content, users will be protected and that the objectives with underpin the media will be protected.

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland will police video content on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter from September 2020 in new proposals before Government.

Nearly two-thirds of Irish news consumers are concerned about fake news on the internet, according to a major international survey.

A fascinating documentary features 12 modern-day volunteers who, reality TV-style, trained to emulate the men in the renowned flying columns of Ireland’s 1920s War of Independence.

High Court proceedings brought against RTÉ by an independent candidate in this month's European Parliament Elections have been withdrawn.

The Judge also said he agreed with counsel for RTE Ms Niamh Hyland that the application was brought by Ben Gilroy in an attempt to enhance his electoral prospects in the May 24 ballot.

Some of the greatest nonsense ever spouted can be found on YouTube. No, I don’t have a scientific study to back this up, but I’ve enough domestic eavesdropping experience to realise the home truth of this.

A crackdown on harmful online material has been promised with the announcement of new laws to empower a cyber safety commissioner to fine, prosecute, and name and shame offending services.

The Dáil is debating a motion calling for licence fee money to be used to support independent radio.

A former advertising executive says junk food advertising has become a “monster”.

In film-making, planning foresight is an essential element of the painstaking process between conception and production, writes John Daly.

The broadcasting watchdog has rejected a number of objections lodged against TV and radio debates ahead of May’s referendum on the Eighth Amendment - but upheld in part a complaint an interview in which the head of RTE was asked who she would like to kick in the testicles.

A husband or wife who kills their spouse will be unable to benefit financially from selling the family home under strict new laws set to be introduced by the Government.

Journalist Gemma O’Doherty’s chances of becoming an official candidate in the presidential election race have dwindled dramatically after another council voted not to nominate anyone to contest next month’s vote.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has appealed for staff at INM to be supported to continue their work when High Court inspectors begin their investigations into the company’s affairs.