The Marian Finucane Show will today be a celebration of the late presenter’s career, RTÉ has announced.

The mother of inspirational cancer victim Donal Walsh has told of the devastation she felt after his death.

Michael D Higgins has been earning €247,000 for the last seven years and receiving his €19,000 lecturer’s pension, writes Victoria White

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Heterosexual and same-sex couples are treated equally by the law if their marriage fails. But do gay relationships have their own unique difficulties, asks Ellie O’Byrne

RTÉ have announced their new season will feature brand new drama and comedy as well as the return of some old favourites.

The Press Ombudsman Peter Feeney has described the possibility that emails at Independent News & Media (INM) were accessed by an external company as “deeply disturbing”.

The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) will investigate whether personal data was accessed in the alleged data breach at Independent News and Media (INM).

Brendan spoke up about the huge number of children on waiting lists for services for children with special needs and called out many Irish politicians, including the Taoiseach to make a change.

Michelle O’Brien, mezzo-soprano, was born and raised under the magic of the Shandon bells in Cork (hence her nickname ‘Shellybelles’).

Patrickswell, the champions, have begun their Limerick SHC title defence with a 0-16 to 0-14 win over Adare, on Sunday afternoon, in Kilmallock. They scored three late points.

Two months into his new radio show, and Al Porter is shaking up the airwaves. Esther McCarthy joins him in the studio. 

Niamh then went on to ask Vogue why she calls it “body-shaming” when it’s just somebody having an opinion.

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

International model Alison Canavan, who was catapulted onto the catwalk when she was just 15, is celebrating 18 months of sobriety.

Last Sunday, I spent a few hours out in Spa national school, a beautiful setting overlooking Tralee bay glistening with the bright sunshine bouncing off the water. There were hundreds out there supporting their annual fundraiser in aid of former student Donal Wash. And it got me thinking about him again.

Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield has told Irish teenagers to dream big and aim for the stars.

She misses him and “everything about him” every day. But Donal Walsh is still inspiring people, his mother Elma tells Clodagh Finn.

Two of Ireland’s most popular presenters — Ryan Tubridy and Ray D’Arcy — were trying hard not to let their competitive streaks show at the launch of RTÉ One’s new season schedule yesterday.

A NEWSPAPER asserting its human rights is, well, news. 

A swimmer was attacked by a seagull in the sea at Fenit in Co Kerry.

Three former Anglo Irish Bank executives have been sentenced jail; The Italian man who has admitted killing his landlord in Castleknock has been found not guilty by reason of insanity; Ryanair’s new cuddly image is paying off handsomely for its outspoken boss Michael O’Leary. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this evening.

RTÉ has refused to say who will fill the slot left vacant on 2FM after Ryan Tubridy rejoins Radio 1 to present a new morning programme.

If we stuff our children with fast food and cans of soda, do they become ticking timebombs of poor health? Ready to explode at any moment into fully-fledged type two diabetes?

She is the hard-tackling, heavily tattooed poster girl of camogie, but Ashling Thompson wears her heart on her sleeve.

An Irishman held in the Philippines for alleged drug offences spoke yesterday of his ordeal at the hands of a corrupt legal system that has forced him to remain there under effective house arrest for the past two years.

Civil partnership does not go far enough in fully recognising the love of gay and lesbian people, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said.

AIB has confirmed that over 5,700 owner-occupied homes in mortgage arrears face being taken over by the bank amid suggestions that a “tsunami” of repossessions are on the way.

Quiz question number one: What have Jeremy Irons, Graham Norton and Twiggy got in common?

What is RTÉ at? Love him or hate him George Hook is one of the most original pundits on RTÉ. He has a contract to continue up to the end of the Rugby World Cup for which they must pay him, but RTÉ has decided he must go now.

Cork IT 0-19 NUI Galway 0-10: Cork IT are just one more win away from a third Fitzgibbon Cup final in four years after they advanced past NUI Galway at the CIT Sports Stadium yesterday.

Over the weekend, the cinemas were packed with the women of Ireland enjoying the sexual exploitation of a young woman by a wealthy, domineering, dysfunctional man in the film, Fifty Shades of Grey.

Stephen Fry’s tirade against God on RTÉ’s Meaning of Life programme received worldwide attention.