SEVERAL of the HSE’s most senior managers received over €7 million in lump sum retirement packages as the economic crisis began to unfold — and have been given another €7.5m in pensions since leaving.

One of Ireland’s best-known poets today denied he sexually exploited young men as gardaí investigated allegations against him.

THE Department of Education yesterday ruled out any changes to the sex education programme in primary schools following the Tánaiste's comments on allowing children as young as 11 access to the morning-after pill.