A High Court judge, in a significant ruling, has found the Minister for Justice wrongly applied regulations relating to the free movement of persons in the EU when refusing a man's application for a residence card.

Four of the country’s largest telecoms companies have been slapped on the wrist by the consumer watchdog for failing to inform customers of their right to cancel their contracts as well as misleading consumers, in certain instances.

What the survey reveals is a serious and growing divergence between orthodox Catholic Church teaching emanating from Rome and what the faithful in Ireland actually believe.

Ian Guider