THE ESB decision to close its generating station at Tarbert, on the Shannon Estuary, came as a shock to the north Kerry and west Limerick areas last night.

THE Government’s failure to plan education facilities has left more than half the children in west Dublin schools in some of the country’s most overcrowded classes, the Labour Party has claimed.

Only people with wealth can buy health in Ireland’s unequal healthcare system, it was claimed today.

THE number of unemployed rose in July to around 170,000, a figure 8,000 down on the same month last year.

THE Government yesterday denied it had not done enough to tackle spiralling house prices as the latest report found between a third and a half of the population will soon not be able to afford a house.

Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte has strongly criticised proposals from the Fianna Fail/PD Government to substantially raise the cap on corporate donations to political parties.