The funeral Mass for Jim and Marie Quigley, believed to have died as a result of a murder suicide, heard Mr Quigley had been supported through his battle with a mental illness by his family but this was “one battle we could not win”.

Louth couple Marie and Jim Quigley have been laid to rest.

QUINN Insurance has finally bowed to the Financial Regulator’s demand to have its insurance arm, which employs 2,800 people, placed into permanent administration in a move heralded as a fresh start in Irish corporate governance.

The Financial Regulator's application to have two joint administrators to the Quinn Insurance group confirmed by the High Court has been adjourned for a week.

JOHN CREGAN TD, chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, is critical of the amount of time RTÉ has devoted to the coverage of the Taoiseach’s engagement with the Mahon Tribunal (Letters, March 1).