Review of rising costs of new children's hospital to stop short of blaming individuals
The review of the rising costs of the National Children's Hospital has been told to stop short of finding individual culpability.
The PwC review won't suggest blame for any individual involved with the development of the hospital and its overspend.
The Terms of Reference say the examination of what happened should establish the sequence of events that led to the cost increases and identify key areas of focus.
Irish Defence Forces "surprised and disappointed" by Kilkenny hurler comments
The Irish Defence Forces has said it is "surprised and disappointed" by negative comments from Kilkenny Hurler and former soldier Colin Fennelly.
The sports star said there is "no job satisfaction" in an army career and said the forces need a complete revamp.
Speaking to Off The Ball about his experience, Fennelly said Defence Force members had "nothing to do" and that his time there was marked by "absolute boredom.”
Varadkar to travel to Brussels to discuss no-deal Brexit plans
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is to travel to Brussels next week for several Brexit-related meetings.
He will meet with the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, to discuss preparations for a no-deal Brexit.
Work on this is intensifying at both European Commission level and across EU member states.
Italian man extradited to UK to face charges over Sean Cox assault
An Italian man has been extradited to the UK in connection with an assault on Irishman Sean Cox outside Anfield last year.
Mr Cox, from Dunboyne in County Meath, was seriously injured in an attack before Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final against AS Roma last April.
He has now spent several months at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dun Laoghaire.
Harris says alleged leak of abortion details 'grotesque and disgusting'
The Health Minister Simon Harris has said it is "grotesque and disgusting" to think the details of a patient who had a medical abortion could have been leaked.
It was also alleged that the woman was later contacted by a bogus counselling service and verbally abused.
The woman had received a medical termination at Holles Street Maternity Hospital.
