The father of a two-year-old boy who fell from a rooftop balcony last Saturday has said doctors have "worked miracles" to keep his son alive, writes David Raleigh.

The principal of Coláiste Eoin, the school at which a workshop on homophobic bullying did not go ahead this week, has said some parents were worried their child would be “singled out” by other pupils if they did not attend.

There are no lights visible at Donegal County Board offices from the laneway leading into MacCumhaill Park.

On the second day of the ‘Irish Examiner’ series looking at the placement of Irish children overseas, Noel Baker visits Ballydowd, the country’s top special care centre, and Kibble in Scotland. Supported by the Mary Raftery Fund.

A Skull in Connemara

St Patrick’s, chasing a third successive Louth SFC title, were given a huge fright in the senior championship quarter-finals over the weekend.

Martin McDonagh’s A Skull In Connemara is a macabre comedy, says Colette Sheridan

Raidió na Gaeltachta’s Seán Bán Breathnach’s top tip would be to buy the local papers if you are driving through a place. Local journalists have a wealth of knowledge!

Environment Minister Phil Hogan has apologised for remarks he made to a former Fine Gael secretary at a golf outing.

TG4 stalwart Geantraí features The Chieftains and other special guests on Christmas Day, says Gerry Quinn

A NUMBER of inquiries have been launched after three men were injured when a passenger ferry being loaded on to a cargo ship fell 40 feet into the water.

A FORMER GAA president who spoke at the British houses of parliament at the height of the Troubles has become just the eighth person to be conferred with an honorary fellowship by Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT).

ANOTHER resignation has been handed in at the troubled teacher training college at Marino Institute of Education (MIE) in Dublin.

A COLLEGE embroiled in controversy over alleged bullying and financial mismanagement has been given a clean bill of health by its own consultants.

HOLDERS Carbery Rangers put their title on the line when they play Inniskeen (Monaghan) in the All-Ireland Club IFC semi-final at Portlaoise on Sunday (2.30pm).

A REPORT into allegations of financial irregularities at the Marino Institute of Education (MIE) in Dublin has found no evidence of any misuse of public funds.

CONSULTANTS PricewaterhouseCoopers were yesterday appointed to examine the use of Department of Education funding at the Marino Institute of Education.

Niall Murray, Education Correspondent

The Government must order an immediate inquiry into allegations of bullying within a prestigious private school in Dublin, it was claimed today.

THE family of an Irish engineer shot dead in Saudi Arabia said last night that the tragedy would haunt them for the rest of their lives.

The body of an Irish man shot dead in Saudi Arabia will not be brought home for two weeks, it emerged tonight.

The Irish man shot dead in Saudi Arabia yesterday was the brother of well-known poet Rita Ann Higgins, it emerged today.