I am surprised that the efficacy of boards/governors has not been questioned in recent controversies.

THE coming few weeks could be very interesting politically. John Gormley has said that the Green Party will withdraw from government if the party’s rank and file do not approve a new programme for government by a two-thirds majority. That could prove particularly problematical, but then maybe he can secure some astonishing concessions from Fianna Fáil in the current circumstances.

The Government signed-off on an €1m pension windfall for former FÁS chief Rody Molloy after he threatened legal action if he didn't get a 'golden handshake', it was revealed today.

The names of high-profile Government officials and senior staff at Haut de la Garenne who were working during the time of the child abuse claims have been released.

IN retrospect, I think the alternative coalition offered to the electorate last May did very well considering the odds stacked against it.

EastEnders is in "the doldrums" because it is on TV too often, according to its former chief scriptwriter.

Albert Square could be re-locating to Chicago it emerged today, as plans are made for a US version of EastEnders’.

Police officers were today shutting the gates of a station in the heart of republican west Belfast for the last time.

European judges will rule today on whether the Government was guilty of violating the human rights of IRA members shot dead in Northern Ireland by British troops and the RUC.