This administration, albeit in an earlier iteration, promised that openness, that active accountability would become a characteristic of our public life.

The Ireland athletics team manager fears the unfolding doping and corruption scandal may extend beyond Russia, who were accused yesterday of “sabotaging” the London Games.

The London 2012 Olympics was “sabotaged” by the presence of Russian athletes with suspicious doping profiles, according to a WADA independent commission report.

Hamas has signed a pledge to back any Palestinian bid to join the International Criminal Court, two senior officials in the group said today.

Performance league tables based on school inspectors’ reports would create genuine fear among primary teachers, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation said today.