One of the country’s best known historical writers is among group of experts who will decide how to honour the million people who died in the Great Famine.

IRELAND’S commitment to helping to reduce hunger in developing countries will be reiterated today.

Rail users have slammed the 3.8% fare increase that came into force on all inter-city, commuter and DART services this morning.

INDAVER, the company licensed to operate a toxic waste incinerator in Ringaskiddy, has no plans to increase the tonnage it will burn there, despite seeking an expansion of operations at its planned Co Meath facility.

BRIAN HANRATTY (Irish Examiner letters, November 3) is incorrect in his statement that Indaver Ireland’s municipal waste incinerator in Co Meath will “pose a new threat” to the heritage of the Boyne valley.

IRELAND has insufficient resources to carry out adequate risk assessments for proposed waste management facilities, a report revealed yesterday.

A NEW battle of the Boyne looms over plans to build a waste incinerator on the site of King William's historic victory of 1690.

An alliance of community and environmental groups have called for the binning of the Government's Waste Management Plan.