A rural village was plunged into sadness today following deaths of two men at a grain factory.

HERE’S a daft idea. Instead of building 300km of roads next year, let’s build 280km instead. And use the money we save to make sure that nothing like the Ferns scandal can ever happen again. Let’s make our kids safe.

THE Ferns Inquiry report is the first report of its kind in Ireland, following the first completed investigation by the State into how a church body conducted its affairs.

The former president of Maynooth College is to meet a Government-appointed lawyer this week to discuss allegations made against the former president of the college, Monsignor Micheal Ledwith.