The Dáil’s summer recess lasts for another fortnight but party leaders have called reveille; they are preparing to lead eve-of-game captain’s runs. One or two autumn get-togethers may be of substance.

Editor of the Irish Times Kevin O’Sullivan unexpectedly stepped down yesterday, with deputy editor taking over with immediate effect, writes Pádraig Hoare of the Irish Examiner.

Primary care centres need to become the place of first resort. They need to be open seven days a week, writes Fergus Finlay

Officers from the National Transport Authority carried out an alleged sting operation on a 71-year-old man in Co Kerry who was operating taxis without a licence.

The fate of the Verolme Cork Dockyard was sealed more than a year before its closure in 1984 when the government accepted a report by a consultant that it was not commercially viable.

Tourism Ireland has spent nearly €500,000 on acquiring Ireland.com from the Irish Times.

THE Irish Times has said it plans to cut its budget by €10m over the next two years with up to 20 voluntary redundancies likely.

THE future of the Irish newspaper industry is threatened by public service broadcaster RTÉ’s dominance of the advertising market, the Oireachtas communication committee was informed yesterday.

The board of The Irish Times today has announced the appointment of Liam Kavanagh as managing director with immediate effect.

MAEVE Donovan is to step down as managing director of the Irish Times with immediate effect.

Air traffic controllers tonight threatened to repeat the massive disruption which grounded more than 150 flights in and out of Ireland.

Strike action that will ground more than 150 flights in and out of the country today is set to escalate, aviation authorities warned.

Flights in and out of the country were facing massive disruption today over a planned strike by air traffic controllers.

TENS of thousands of air travellers face massive disruption today when a strike by air traffic controllers will close the country’s three main airports, leading to the cancellation of more than 150 flights.

Flights in and out of Ireland face massive disruption tomorrow as air traffic controllers are to strike over new work practices.

Two Waterford men have been jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for two years for attempting to have sex with a mentally impaired woman.

LABOUR celebrated another major victory in the European and local elections after Nessa Childers won a seat for the party in the Ireland East constituency for the first time in 30 years.

Labour has criticised the Government’s appointment of former Fianna Fáil TD Michael Smith to the Dail’s standards watchdog.

The state’s standards watchdog today rapped Minister for Enterprise Micheal Martin on the knuckles for ordering a civil servant to attend a Fianna Fail parliamentary party meeting.

Ireland must continue adopting anti-corruption measures to increase public confidence in state bodies, it was claimed today.

Local councillors should come under the remit of the Standards in Public Office Commission watchdog, it was claimed today.

MARTIN CULLEN was in the clear last night as the State ethics watchdog decided against initiating a full inquiry into the appointment of his political associate Monica Leech as a PR consultant.

The fate of Transport Minister Martin Cullen should be known on Friday evening after the Standards in Public Office Commission meets to study how he awarded PR contracts in two Government departments.

The curtain fell on the Irish motor racing season at Mondello Park where Ken Elliott was awarded race victory in the Formula Vee category.