A mother who had fostered a child for more than 10 years was falsely accused by the HSE of facilitating his access to pornography in the family home, an investigation by the Irish Examiner has learned.

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Garda whistleblowers made 11 protected disclosures last year, and there were more complaints of bullying within the force in 2017 than in the previous two years combined, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

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Chernobyl crusaders Adi Roche and Ali Hewson are taking several core donors who helped sustain their charity during the recession on a fact-finding mission to the nuclear disaster-affected region today.

James McClean and Martin O’Neill have escaped with nothing worse than a slap on the wrist from Fifa for the critical comments they made about the match referee after the 1-1 draw with Austria in the World Cup qualifier at the Aviva in June.