A public inquiry into the Robert Hamill murder in Northern Ireland called today for the authorities to reconsider their decision not to prosecute a police officer accused of protecting one of the killers.
The organisation that oversees Northern Ireland?s water supply, which saw half of its board sacked today after an internal inquiry, is set for further independent investigation.
Failure by public service unions and the Government to reach an agreement in renewed talks over pay cuts would be ?catastrophic? for the country, the head of Ictu said today.
The chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, Donal O?Connor, has decided to step down and will be replaced by former Fine Gael politician Alan Dukes. Mr O?Connor, a former managing partner of accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, plans to leave the role in July.