News from Ireland

Three-year sentence of loyalist implicated in murder of ‘Sunday World’ journalist Martin O’Hagan to be reviewed    

Some sectors require more involvement by the state and some sectors less    

University group rejects claims it has been ‘silent’ on operating in non-democratic countries    

Gym owner claims interference with car parking and member access on race days    

Google, Microsoft and Facebook seek permission to make public the scope of data handovers    

Close to 75,000 music fans set to attend 17 concerts at venue in June and July    

Government spokesman confirms review commissioned by HSE is imminent    

Taoiseach pledges quick Government decision on redress scheme for survivors    

Sgt Martin Woods fined €1,000    

Pupils happy despite grammatical errors    

State Examinations Commission rejects claims for other mistakes    

City council becomes first in Ireland to support measure    

Cuts announced in budget came into force last week    

Minister for Children tells Oireachtas health committee harsher penalties to be introduced for breaches of childcare regulations    

Report finds Irish children more unhappy at school than international peers    

Jill Meagher’s killer has been found guilty of more than 20 rape and assault offences    

Sean Quinn Junior agrees to pay half share to IBRC    

Fianna Fáil leader says no one can question John McGuinness’s performance as committee chair    

Report also finds that men are more likely to die from the disease    

Legislation proposes ‘deliberate and intentional killing of an unborn child’, they claim