I could not fault Patricia Casey (‘Bishops should raise their voices for faithful and lobby Government to reopen churches', Comment, May 18) for being downbeat about the lack of strong advocacy for the spiritual welfare of Catholics by the Irish hierarchy.
Most people expect austerity measures to be introduced by the next government, despite promises of no income tax rises.
Thousands of homeowners who fall into arrears on their mortgage due to the Covid-19 crisis face being denied access to a key debt deal mechanism unless the law is urgently changed.
The head of the national governing body for athletics is urging runners to "keep up the fight" despite the cancellation of this year's Dublin City Marathon.
A NEW test for Covid-19 developed by Irish genomics firm HiberGene Diagnostics has won European regulators' approval for potential sale worldwide.
Farmers caught illegally burning land were docked an average of €1,000 each in subsidies last year - a fraction of the cost of the damage caused in many cases.
