A hoax device at a well-known hotel outside Cork city is believed to have been planted; Confidential patient notes, operating theatre schedules, and minutes of meetings were repeatedly sent in error to a member of the public for six months; Picky eating in small children may be a sign of serious mental problems that should not be ignored, say experts. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

Hillwalking in Ireland is a joy but there is something particularly special about the south of Spain with its year-round clear skies and its easy access from Irish airports, writes Dan McCarthy

The Things We Lose, The Things We Leave Behind

I AM conscious of the rush to action in Syria. I served in the FCA in the 1980s. It was brief and a debacle. I loathed firing guns. Our Lee-Enfield rifles kicked like mules. Embarrassingly, I was unable to ever hit my targets. No matter how wide or near the target, I could never perforate it with a bullet. Thankfully, I never hit anything by accident, either.

Rory McIlroy has clung onto his spot at the summit of the world rankings despite missing the cut at The Players Championship on Friday night.

It has been reported this morning that Larry Murphy has left Ireland to live in Spain.

Damien Enright hails the teeming markets of Morocco

WALLETS might be thinner in the current economic climate but Irish holidaymakers are still splashing out on faraway sunspots this winter.

SEVERAL SPECIES of bird that breed in Ireland are summer migrants that come to us from Africa.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE is an odds-on favourite to top the European Tour order of merit for the eighth time at Valderrama this week.

IRELAND’S airlines watchdog launched an investigation yesterday into a Shannon-based charter airline blamed for chronic delays at Cork Airport over the weekend.

INSURANCE costs will continue to rise, a top Irish insurer warned yesterday.