Week 36 - Wednesday

The future of plans to integrate the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association has been thrown into doubt following Mary McAleese’s resignation as chair of the Integration Steering Group, amid disagreement over timelines and costs. Irish students remain among the world’s strongest performers in reading, maths and science, but new PISA results show a significant decline in reading and maths scores in recent years. Forty Irish firefighters travelling to New York for 9/11 commemorations were left stranded at Dublin Airport following widespread flight disruption, with Offaly firefighter Phil Keegan among the group.