Crisis-hit charity Rehab has had to to put its €12m headquarters up for sale to ensure it can pay off mounting bank debt and so keep funding vital services.

Some of the most memorable news events of the year, both heartening and heartbreaking, were recalled at the annual People of the Year Awards.

The annual search for individuals and groups who have heartened and inspired the nation is under way, as nominations open for the 2015 People of the Year Awards.

The Rehab Group is to consider changing its name following the damage to the brand inflicted by controversies surrounding pay and pension arrangements of former senior executives which has resulted in a €1m reduction in donations.

Rehab has today announced the appointment of its new chief executive, Mo Flynn, on a €140,000-a-year salary.

The Irish Hospice Foundation is asking the Irish public to drink a million cups of coffee today.

The Chief Executive of Our Lady's Hospice in Dublin is criticising the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, for mounting pickets outside the hospice last week.