Ervia CEO admits 'we came up short' with Irish Water introduction
The CEO of Irish Water’s parent company has admitted the utility has "come up short" in explaining how the charge is run - and what has been achieved in 18 months.
Ervia chief Michael McNicholas says the "failure" to explain the "need" for a water charge - and an overhaul of water infrastructure - was made worse by poor explanation about the costs involved.
Adequate assessment could have made mental health staff aware of suicide risk
Proper patient assessments would have made staff in one region of the country more aware of their suicide risk, according to the findings of a report carried out by the Inspector of the Mental Health Services in the Carlow/Kilkenny and South Tipperary area.
Greece: Unwanted children abandoned due to crisis
The president of Greece's largest children's charity has said his organisation is running out of money because of the economic crisis.
Kostas Giannopoulous said refuge homes in Athens might need to close within months because people and companies can no longer afford to give money to charities, Sky News reports.
President Higgins on official visit to Britain
President Michael D Higgins makes an official visit to Britain today where he is attending events in Liverpool and Warrington.
The President is to meet the parents of Tim Parry who was killed by an IRA bomb in Warrington in 1993.
Banking Inquiry to meet following appointment of investigating Senior Counsel
The Banking Inquiry is meeting this morning, a day after the Houses of the Oireachtas Service announced the appointment of Senior Counsel Senan Hogan to investigate whistleblower allegations.
In a lengthy document, it was claimed that some bodies giving evidence received undue preferential treatment - and that the inquiry is being hampered by unnecessary redactions to some of its documents.
