A report into claims that €600,000 in agency funding was cut after whistleblowers exposed the Grace foster abuse scandal is being delayed because the HSE wants to remove some of its “true and accurate” conclusions. The allegation has been made by two whistleblowers at the centre of the case in a letter to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

A man explained to a judge he was late for court because his washing machine broke down.

At the end of Kerry’s ‘Golden Years’ era in 1986, the next four All-Ireland football championships were shared by Meath and Cork — the significance being that the Royals had been as good as wiped out in Leinster over the preceding 15 years, while the Rebels managed to escape the clutches of Kerry just once in 12 Munster final meetings.

The Government's attempt to broker a settlement to the dispute over the controversial Corrib gas pipeline has failed.

The chairman of the National Centre for Partnership and Performance has urged trade unions and employers to devise measures to tackle stress in the workplace.