Here’s Friday's Evening Round-up: Hospital overspend, Louth seizures and Defence Forces criticism

So that’s nearly Friday 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.

TO INFORM

National Children's Hospital: Minister for Health Simon Harris has said “there will be personnel changes” and accountability in relation to the overspend of the new National Children’s Hospital.

Louth search: Gardaí have seized "a substantial quantity of ammunition" and a mortar tube in an operation investigating dissident Republican groups in Co Louth.

Cold War: The Trump administration says it is withdrawing from a treaty that has been a centrepiece of superpower arms control since the Cold War, in a move some analysts claim could fuel a new arms race.

‘Challenging year’: Danske Bank has again apologised over its failure to monitor around €200bn in suspicious transactions that went through its Estonia branch over many years.

Bored soldier: A security and defence analyst has responded to Colin Fennelly's negative comments about the Defence Forces.

TO ENGAGE

Brexit opportunity: As the drama of Brexit unfolds and the UK’s land border with the Republic of Ireland becomes its defining issue, relatively little international attention has been paid to Ireland’s post-Brexit future.

Mental health: We need to respond to the mental health crisis in a more appropriate and holistic manner – for the sake of our children.

TO ENTERTAIN

Medium rare: Darina Allen’s reveals her recipe for the perfect steak

'Fake fall': A man has been charged with insurance fraud after he was caught on video appearing to fake a workplace fall.

MOST READ SO FAR TODAY

Rent benefit profits: Some private landlords and firms are making millions of euro from the taxpayer every year through the housing assistance payment scheme — including one landlord who has 241 properties linked to the system.