Raw sewage is being discharged by 38 towns, as the Environmental Protection Agency reports Ireland is not investing quickly enough in infrastructure to treat waste water. The report found that upgrade works are needed to protect four beaches with poor quality bathing water at Clifden, Co Galway; Merrion Strand, Loughshinny; and Sandymount strands in Co Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Charlie Weston in the Indo reports that a global study from financial consultants Mercer warned that the pay-related social insurance (PRSI) pension is set to come under strain as the population ages.
Challenges by two public servants against pension- related deductions, are only the first of a number awaiting litigation, a court heard yesterday.
The Law Reform Commission has called for a new Corporate Crime Agency to be set up, modelled on the Criminal Assets Bureau, and would target so-called 'white collar crime'.
Ryanair wants to take the lead in a threatened fare war, says Michael O'Leary.
Today's zen is actor Rami Malek, who plays Freddie Mercury the late Queen frontman in the new biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, talking about the movie due out this week.
