What a week for the women and men of the Central Statistics Office. Surely never before has the Irish statistical community occupied such a starring role in our national conversation.

The latest on the Berkeley tragedy; Mary McAleese and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin speak out against the New York Times; and we look at how we react to women with hair loss. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

Money-laundering dog owner gets €500

North Korea may be preparing to shut down its main nuclear reactor, news reports said today.

TWO leading members of the Colombian gang which helped make cocaine an affordable drug in Ireland are set to face trial later this year.