The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, has confirmed that Ballymun in Dublin has been selected as one of the first Youth Guarantee Schemes to proceed in the EU.

JUST 12 trainees have completed courses at a €6.7m Fás college which opened at the start of the year, prompting the Dáil’s Public Accounts watchdog (PAC) to launch an investigation.

The Consumers Association of Ireland has said any remaining public faith in the banking sector was now gone after Allied Irish Bank admitted years of overcharging.