Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar has ruled out any linking of the payment of child benefit to school attendance, despite a commitment in the programme for government to do so.

An interim examiner has been appointed by the High Court to Best, the company operating 13 Best Menswear stores across Ireland and two other fashion stores employing 130 people.

Directors of firms who act in the same manner as those behind the Clerys closure should be banned from occupying such positions for five years, according to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU).

My wife and I were in Dublin city during the week, after a long absence. It may be a while again before we decide to go there.

The shameful treatment of loyal workers at Clerys was a chilling throwback to the days when workers had little or no rights and were at the mercy of ruthless money-grabbing bosses for whom profit trumped all considerations of fairness, justice, and common human decency.

 

Siptu said an online petition in support of former Clerys workers, launched on its website yesterday, was in response to “overwhelming public demand.”

The Mayor of Berkeley says he would support a criminal investigation into how a balcony collapsed killing six Irish students on Monday night, Former staff at Clerys will protest outside the offices of the store’s new owner today, Shane Lowry will bid to stay patient at Chambers Bay this weekend after shooting his best round in a US Open on Thursday night.  Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Concession owners in Clerys last night found out they are to get back about €3m worth of stock locked into the iconic building since Friday.

The Taoiseach says the company law review group should examine the events surrounding the closure of Clerys which led to the “grossly insensitive and appalling” treatment of the staff who worked there for up to 43 years.

Union representatives of the 460 workers in the Clerys department store who lost their jobs last Friday in what is being described as a “well rehearsed operation”, will this morning finally get to question what is to happen to their members now.

Tánaiste Joan Burton has described as “absolutely despicable” the treatment of workers at Clerys department store in Dublin who lost their jobs in Friday’s closure.

The closure of Clerys department store has been described as a "bolt from the blue".

Shower of gifts: One American custom gaining in popularity is the baby shower — 52% of Irish parents said they would or have celebrated the impending birth of their child.

DAITHI Ó SÉ, 37, RTÉ PRESENTER, TODAY SHOW

The lights are on. The crowds are on the move. Wallets are being prised open. It is make or break time for large retailers.

Gardaí are investigating a stabbing on Dublin's O'Connell Street.

It’s 50 years since the Fab Four played their first and last Irish show at Dublin’s Adelphi Cinema. For those who were there, says Ed Power, it’s like Yesterday.

Torrential rainfall in Dublin overnight caused partial roof collapses at Clerys and the Mater Hospital.

By Ray Managh

A Dublin man convicted of murdering a security guard during an armed raid at Clerys department store in 1982 is to make a High Court bid for freedom tomorrow.

THOUSANDS of shoppers will attempt to beat the post-Christmas blues today as the winter sales get under way.

ADAM EGAN typifies the determined shopper who seeks out the best bargains at the post-Christmas sales.

WHAT an outrage! The idea of felling the trees in O’Connell St, Dublin, denuding the main thoroughfare of our capital city, is unbelievable.