Homes in Kerry at risk due to a number of wild fires in Killarney National Park, Ireland’s TDs have returned almost €140,000 in allowances, a whistleblower nurse motivated by a desire for patient safety and Man City manager Manuel Pellegrini claiming that his side’s season was “not a disaster”. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this evening.

Graeme McDowell is quietly confident a decision to journey from Orlando, Florida to Akron, Ohio via Kiawah Island, South Carolina will lead to glory later next week along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE believes Tiger Woods’ presence would make it “a better win” for Europe if his team regain the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor next year.

Three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington and teenage sensation Rory McIIroy will play each other in a winner-takes-all showdown worth $300,000 (€223,182) on the new Lough Erne golf course in Co Fermanagh, the resort's owners announced last night.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today paid tribute to the "skill, courage and nerve" of new British Open champion Padraig Harrington at a reception in Government Buildings in Dublin.