School Rule 68 to be abolished
Minister for Education Jan O'Sullivan is to formally abolish a 50-year-old rule that has long been seen as an obstacle to enabling primary schools cater properly for children of minority religions and none.
After promising last month to get rid of it, Rule 68 will be rescinded by the minister this afternoon.
Rule 68 states that religious instruction is "a fundamental part" of schooling and that "a religious spirit should inform and vivify the whole work of the school".
Blog: What will Rule 68's deletion mean for schools?
Man arrested in relation to Paul Gallagher murder case
Gardaí investigating the murder of Dublin man Paul Gallagher in July 2014 have arrested a man on suspicion of withholding information.
The man, who is in his 30s and from Dublin, was arrested in Navan earlier.
Mr Gallagher's body was found, with gunshot wounds, in a field in Co Meath.
This is the third arrest in relation to Mr Gallagher's murder in recent weeks by gardaí in Navan.
Deane will not be running in IFA presidential race
The Irish Farmers Association Carlow Chairman Derek Deane has announced he will not be participating in the IFA presidential race.
Mr Deane had been instrumental in forcing the issue of high pay at the top of the IFA out into the open last November, precipitating the resignation of the IFA General Secretary Pat Smith and the IFA President Eddie Downey.
The election will take place in early April, with the outcome announced by the end of the month.
GSOC launch investigation into Wexford crash
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is conducting an investigation into a road accident in Co Wexford.
One person was injured in the incident, which occurred near Taghmon at approximately 4.30pm yesterday.
The matter was referred to GSOC as the car involved in the crash had been the subject of attention from gardaí at the time.
