Valentia Island’s telecommunications history is “of outstanding universal value” and it should be inscribed as a Unesco world heritage site, 200 delegates at a convention will hear this weekend.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

According World Heritage status would reflect the importance of this south-west corner of the country as the place where globalisation began, writes Alexander Gillespie