Cork City got the post-John Caulfield era off to the perfect start with three badly-needed and very hard-earned points at Dalymount Park.

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of today's top stories which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Gardaí and rape crisis centres have strongly objected to proposals from penal reformers to let garda killers and sex offenders leave jail temporarily or early.