YOUR Country Your Call, the competition backed by President Mary McAleese to find two ideas to help spark economic recovery, is being investigated for compliance with political funding and ethics legalisation.

A CALL was made yesterday for more progress in the use of two key buildings in Killarney by the local town council.

A CALL has been made for peace talks to resolve a crisis within Fianna Fáil caused when four of the party’s local election candidates resigned after a TD’s stepdaughter was added to the ticket.

A CALL was made yesterday for more Government support for anti-drugs programmes, as a major awareness initiative got underway in Cork.

A CALL has been made to renew the air link between Ireland’s south-east region and Gatwick airport in London.

A CALL went out yesterday for compensation for the owners of land that forms a buffer zone around a weather station outside Caherciveen, because they can never develop or build on it.

A CALL has been made for the promotion of sustainable forestry with grant funding available for small projects.

WHETHER they want women priests, more say for the laity or a return to the Latin Mass, Roman Catholic interest groups are sending their varied messages to Rome - attempting to exert some small influence on the selection of the next pope or at least get more attention for their causes.