So that’s nearly Thursday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

John Wall made headlines in recent weeks after taking to social media asking the HSE for an explanation as to why his medical card has been revoked twice since his terminal diagnosis of stage four prostate cancer two years ago. Here he reflects on what has happened since and why he is determined to see his battle through to conclusion.

The man with terminal cancer who twice had his medical card revoked has said that his conversation with the HSE left "more questions than answers".

A County Clare man who is fighting terminal cancer has said his medical card was taken off him after he was subjected to a rigorous means test.

The Irish Hospice Foundation has welcomed clarification from the HSE that patients given a medical card after a diagnosis of terminal illness will not lose it if they live longer than expected.

The HSE has apologised to a terminally ill father of three after twice revoking his medical card.

A father-of-three with terminal cancer is fighting for an explanation from the HSE as to why his medical card has been revoked twice since his diagnosis.

A 65-year-old man accused of breaching an order by threatening to burn down the family home was refused bail yesterday.

No Stephen Curry? No LeBron James? No problem. Despite missing the game’s two best players, the US men’s basketball team are still the slam dunk favorite to return home from the Rio Olympics with the gold medal.

Motivation is a funny old thing. It can come from many different sources.

Cork 1-18 Waterford 0-9

THE IT industry is alive and well in Ireland and will continue to grow.

A Limerick born “sophisticated fraudster” who posed as a senior garda has been jailed for 15 months.

CORK started well and finished strongly to see their way past Waterford and into the Munster JFC final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

A GOOD start helped Roscrea Community School overcome Clonakilty Community School with relative ease in the semi-final of the Munster Vocational Schools’ senior A hurling championship at Ballyagran yesterday.

A WELL-KNOWN building group has teamed up with a third-level college to invest in its people by developing the skills needed in a difficult construction market.

TWO Garda cars were rammed during a high-speed chase with burglars along the Kerry-Cork border.

Cork 0-17 Waterford 1-13

SLIGO have called up U-21 star Adrian Marren for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Connacht SFC clash with Leitrim at Carrick-on-Shannon.

UNION leaders warned of a fresh “emergency” in manufacturing after almost 1,500 job losses were announced on another black day for industry in Britain and the North.

Union leaders tonight warned of a fresh “emergency” in British manufacturing after almost 1,500 job losses were announced on another black day for industry.

WIT 1-15 Comeragh Gaels 1-7

Cork 0-17 Waterford 1-8

A promotions company steward who was working at a popular disco on the night an 18-year-old student was kicked to death has told a jury he saw a youth wearing similar clothes to the deceased punch another youth before a big fight broke out.

A 77-year-old man has struck a blow against ageism by being voted the world's best entrepreneur.

Workers at a Rolls-Royce engineering plant have voted to strike in protest at plans to cut jobs and transfer some work to Canada, it was announced today.