As the debacle of Irish Water continues to descend into the depths of farcical proportions, nobody seems to mention anymore the man who is now comfortably lapping it up on an obscene salary in Brussels – former Minister for the Environment and now European Commissioner Phil Hogan.

What is Ireland doing about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)? For some years, lectures from major universities have been available, free, on the internet.

I am a resident of Youghal (and have been for the past 35 years).

I sympathise greatly with Kilkenny’s Michael Rice on the horrific injury he suffered as a result of downright dangerous play in last Sunday’s All Ireland Hurling Semi-Final.