Revealed: Special equipment too big to fit in lab at new children’s hospital

Machine will not fit in the area designed for it, in the latest setback to project The National Children’s Hospital. Photo: Sam Boal Specialist equipment that was due to be installed at the laboratory at the National Children’s Hospital was too big to fit in the space designed for it, in the latest headache to … Read more

The secret sauce that lifts Pat Kenny’s Newstalk show to jaw-dropping heights – The Irish Times

He may have made his name as a current-affairs broadcaster, but did Pat Kenny (Newstalk, weekdays) miss his calling as a consumer affairs advocate? The attention to detail that is the veteran presenter’s trademark when dealing with news stories goes out of the window when the subject is shoddy workmanship, even of the hypothetical variety. … Read more

No action taken after criticisms of Robbie Keane by two Sinn Féin TDs referred to Dáil committee

Robbie Keane is now managing Hungarian side Ferencvaros. Photo: PA Former ceann comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl referred comments from two Sinn Féin TDs about Robbie Keane to a Dáil committee, after they made speeches in Leinster House criticising the former Ireland player for taking a job in Israel as a football manager. In recent weeks … Read more