Here's your morning bulletin.

The Bishop of Cork and Ross is appealing to parents to be “sensible and moderate” for their children’s First Communion celebrations as several Cork families are currently working with a Liverpool designer to create the perfect dresses for their daughters.

The Bishop of Cork and Ross John Buckley has invited the boards of management of three Cork city schools to a meeting to try to diffuse the row over plans by one of the schools to start enrolling junior infants.