The charities regulator was not aware of any concerns around the operation of the suicide bereavement charity Console until they were aired last week.

Three of the remaining directors of beleaguered suicide bereavement charity Console did not even know they were directors.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Former Console boss Paul Kelly and his wife and son spent almost €500,000 on designer clothes, foreign trips, groceries, and other expenses between 2012 and 2014, an RTÉ investigation has claimed.

There has not been a decline in demand for Console’s services following last Thursday’s Prime Time exposé on the charity’s financial affairs.

Gardaí are considering if concerns raised in relation to suicide prevention charity Console merit a criminal investigation.

Sky News Ireland has announced six new appointments including four newly created positions, bringing the total number of staff based in Ireland to 30.