Evening Round-Up: HSE restructure, Water fines, Dundalk's dream continues
So that’s nearly Wednesday wrapped up. Here’s 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
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has said that the proposed restructuring of health services announced by the Health Minister Simon Harris today does not go far enough..
The 45 year old driver of a car in which back seat passenger Jillian Thornton was killed in May 2016 has been sentenced to fifteen years in jail with one year suspended.
The Department of Communications has said the proposal by Eir to roll out the National Broadband Plan for less than a €1bn is not feasible.
Gardaí in Co. Donegal have warned parents that they will "act accordingly" if they find young children playing alone on the street.
It was announced today that households which use too much water could be charged up to €500 a year. Here's all you need to know.
Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a US prison, a humbling end for a crime lord once notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or tunnel his way out of trouble.
Dundalk are through to the second round of the Champions League qualifiers after they beat Riga 5-4 on penalties after their second leg in Latvia finished scoreless after extra time.
TO ENGAGE
The transparency and accountability the new structure promised back in 2005 never materialised. Now the HSE is being reinvented again, writes Catherine Shanahan.
Former TD Áine Collins has recently been appointed Business Development Director of financial company EFM who have launched in Ireland.
TO ENTERTAIN
An American comedian has been going viral after posting his reaction to hurling on social media. Josh Pray uploaded a video to Facebook to give his thoughts about the sport after being told about it by one of his followers.
Due to have her baby this month, Irene O’Brien discusses what she’s learned — avoid the baby forums! — during her pregnancy to date.
MOST READ SO FAR TODAY
A Cork man facing deportation has until Friday to leave US or face up to four years in jail. Keith, 37, from Fermoy in Co Cork, moved to the US in 2007. He married Keran in 2009 and the couple have two children – Leona, 6, and Gabriel, 4.
