There has been a lot of talk about religious divestment of schools. But another, smaller-scale, move, is also occurring in the educational sector, from fee-paying to state-run; and for one of the first schools to go down this route, it has had a considerable impact.
For more than a decade, Clare singer Peter O'Donohue immersed himself in the rarefied world of top-class opera.
Violence erupted once more across Hong Kong as defiant masked protesters rampaged and police fired tear gas, hours after the city's embattled leader invoked rarely used emergency powers to ban masks at rallies.
Violence erupted once more across Hong Kong as defiant masked protesters rampaged and police fired tear gas, hours after the city's embattled leader invoked rarely used emergency powers to ban masks at rallies.
The death toll from days of violent demonstrations across Iraq surged to 53 yesterday, as unrest rapidly accelerated and the country's most powerful cleric placed the blame squarely on politicians.
The death toll from days of violent demonstrations across Iraq surged to 53 yesterday, as unrest rapidly accelerated and the country's most powerful cleric placed the blame squarely on politicians.
Donald Trump said last night the White House is preparing a letter to Nancy Pelosi formally objecting to the Democrats conducting their impeachment inquiry without an official vote. The letter is expected to say the administration won't cooperate without that vote - but Mr Trump said he believes it will pass.
