As individual professional archivists and information professionals, we wish to add our support to the calls for the full and immediate withdrawal of the Retention of Records Bill 2019 (Abuse records Bill should be withdrawn, December 4, 2019).

Twenty archivists and information professionals at some of Ireland’s main universities have called for “the full and immediate withdrawal” of legislation seeking to seal millions of child abuse records for 75 years.

ONE of Cork’s finest beaches nearly lost its coveted Blue Flag status due to an infestation of rats.

NEIGHBOURING beaches at Wicklow’s top resort Brittas Bay were yesterday stripped of Blue Flag status for failing to meet bathing water standards.