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The Morning Lead
Bill Kenneally spoke at an inquiry into why his crimes weren't stopped. Here's what happened
This week’s hearings saw several threads come together.
Waterford
Judge criticises Bill Kenneally for attempting to 'minimise' his abuse of boys
The Commission of Investigation continues to hear evidence from the convicted sex offender.
Kenneally Inquiry
Convicted paedophile Bill Kenneally tells inquiry he was offered FF council seat in 1990s
Today was Kenneally’s first time appearing before the State inquiry.
Waterford
Abuse inquiry to hear from Bill Kenneally for the first time during final sittings this week
Aran Islands
Probe sought into conditions of 'stranded' migrant fishers whose boat ran aground off Inis Mór
Emergency services came to the rescue after the 21-metre fishing vessel got into difficulty last weekend.
tomorrow's vote
Campaigners blast 'outdated' law allowing polling staff to 'refuse' help to disabled voters
rte payment scandal
Powerful Oireachtas committee says RTÉ should be brought under the remit of the State's auditor
crackdown
Lawyers for Irish citizen in Iraq face 'brutal game of legal whack-a-mole' amid new charges
Horse Racing
TDs call for independent investigation into how horse racing industry calculates deaths
Free Yasser
'Unjust' detention for Irish anti-corruption activist in Iraq ends after charges dropped
national slow down day
Speeding and mobile phone use cited as concerns by gardaí amid spike in road deaths
Dublin
Primary principals criticise 'infuriating' shortage of supports for pupils affected by trauma
The Morning Lead
Concern over how horseracing industry counts fatalities as death toll remains in triple figures
Campaigners have questioned how the industry categorises deaths of its horses at racing events.
Israel
'The Irish deserve it': Israeli ex-spy turned election candidate wants Gazans 'moved' to Ireland
Education
School psychology service 'unaccountable' and on verge of 'collapse', warns principal
The National Educational Psychology Services (NEPS) is down about 20% of required staff at present.
Sources with experience of the schools psychology service told of how barely a handful of students in each school can avail of the treatment.
One principal warned that the service's refusal to operate waiting lists means there is little data on how many students require intervention.
'You just know that if the child had been seen when they should have been seen in the first place, they wouldn't be in crisis,' Simon Lewis said.
Sinn Féin
'I've never been told not to sing rebel songs, but I know some are reluctant to sing them now'
Censorship
Rights watchdog alarmed at 'arbitrary removal' of Irish social media posts about Palestine
Naeem Maniar
Ex-legal secretary for former Iceland owner awarded €77k over 'intolerable' contract breach
Inside Israel
As global outcry over Gaza grows, a Tel Aviv politics expert tells us what Israelis think
Here’s what polling says about Israelis’ view of the military action in Gaza, its humanitarian cost and Netanyahu.
Child Abuse
Jesuits receive 93 complaints of abuse by ex-priest, as it names two other suspected abusers
The Morning Lead
Council responding as 'matter of urgency' to concerns over sex offenders placed in hostel
Some residents are understood to have said they felt threatened over the placements.
high court case
Regulator seized thousands of records during surprise search of Eircom's offices last summer
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