So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for an "iconic" €14m steel rollercoaster for Tayto Park as the operation of the ride would be too noisy for nearby residents.

Tayto Park has revealed the opening of its latest attraction- the first of its kind in Europe.

Meath County Council has been criticised for giving the go-ahead for a music festival at Tayto Park.

That is according to a new report commissioned by Tayto Park as part of its planning battle to secure planning permission for a new steel €14m rollercoaster for the visitor park.

The joys of a deputy principal in a small primary school range from chasing mice to unblocking toilets to “cleaning up after lost heifers”, the INTO annual congress has heard.

Presentation College Athenry are back in the Croke Cup final, back to try and topple the undisputed kings of colleges hurling.

Ireland’s largest theme park, Tayto Park, has secured planning permission for an “iconic” €14m roller-coaster ride.

Says owner Ray Coyle: "If you don’t create something landmark every three or four years, your numbers will start going down and that is the road to closure.”

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Between 9 am and 12 pm on the day, there will be no music played throughout the park, queues will be kept to a minimum and no hand dryers will be turned on.

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Fossett’s Circus is enjoying “a very good year” as it prepares to celebrate its 130th year in business.

A child who fractured his lower arm when he fell off as he climbed a tower at Tayto Park five years years ago has settled his High Court action for €25,000.

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Tayto Park has revealed ambitious plans for a 250-bedroom hotel at its home near Ashbourne, Co Meath.

The final school term is in sight and the sun is almost shining. Shake off the harried routine of school runs and use the final week of the Easter hols to schedule some fun activities that memories are made of, says Ciara McDonnell.

Tayto Park is now open to the public just in time for Easter. The Viking Voyage at the Park will open during June 2017.

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A 25-year-old woman who claimed she broke her ankle on the Tayto Twister ride at Tayto Park five years ago has settled her High Court action.

A 25-year-old woman who claims she broke her ankle on the ‘The Tayto Twister’ at Tayto Park has sued for damages in the High Court.

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There's nothing more heavenly than a crisp sandwich and now you can enjoy one while doing your Christmas shopping on Dublin's Henry Street.

An investigation has been launched as nine people were taken to hospital after stairs collapsed at Tayto Park in Meath.

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With the kids off school for the Easter break, we took the opportunity to take a few days away to unwind after Cheltenham. 

The Easter Bunny has paid a visit to Smyths Toys and children are invited to stores nationwide to complete the free Easter Egg Hunt and claim their chocolatey treat from 10am to 4pm tomorrow; www.smythstoys.com 

Life-sized Ice Age mammals, a monstrous Easter egg scavenger hunt and a new vintage carousel are just some of the attractions at Tayto Park, which opens on March 18 for its sixth season. 

The same-sex marriage referendum, Ed Sheeran and miniature Guinness cakes were just some the most viewed and talked about videos and issues Irish people engaged with this year.

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Our glorious Taoiseach believes this nation’s little people would be happy for him to remain at the helm well into the 2020s, with his ‘regime’ following a path similar to that of the Kim dynasty in North Korea.

Parents will have to pay more this year to send their children to school, according to Barnardos’ 10th anniversary survey of school costs.

The Guinness Storehouse, the Cliffs of Moher, and Dublin Zoo had more than 1m visitors each last year as some of the country’s top attractions showed rising interest.

Europe's largest wooden rollercoaster with an inversion has opened today at Tayto Park in Co Meath.

A HSE report questioned if children’s death certs were falsified at Bessborough to enable ‘brokering’ of adoptions, Gardaí in Kerry are investigating criminal damage worth thousands of euro to a luxury holiday home in Aghadoe, the pressure on Sepp Blatter has intensified. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Colette Keane spent a day at Tayto Park and came back to the office raving that it was a ‘must do’ this summer. With its new wooden rollercoaster due to open this week, she tells us why...