Gardaí are continuing to investigate the deaths of Anthony O’Brien, 31, and his daughter Nadine, 5, in a house fire in the Oakpark area of Tralee in the early hours of Saturday.

EDUCATION Minister Batt O’Keeffe is to overturn a controversial directive by his predecessor Mary Hanafin that gaelscoil pupils must be taught English from their second term in junior infants.

PUPILS at a Kerry gaelscoil have better English reading skills than other children by the time they reach third class, a study has shown.

EDUCATION Minister Mary Hanafin has rejected calls to withdraw a directive that pupils of all-Irish schools should be taught English from the second term of junior infants.

A DIRECTIVE from Education Minister Mary Hanafin that Gaelscoileanna should begin teaching English to pupils no later than the second term of junior infants has been subjected to legal challenge.