Rules meant Anna Kern faced large cost for place at Royal College of Surgeons

Live blog starts at 8.30am with in-depth analysis and political reaction over the weekend

Irish Society for Colitis & Crohn’s Disease recommends strategy on inadequate care

Joe Caslin’s ‘The Claddagh Embrace’ may contravene city regulations, council says

Revenue working through property tax correspondence before moving onto compliance

Broadcasting authority rules that Marian Finucane Show did not need opposing view

Chief constable and community leaders express relief parades pass peacefully

Groups express concern over lack of sanctions for those who fail to comply with legislation

The UK’s ambassador expects the visit to be an occasion to remember

Ireland’s ‘Celtic Tiger’ motorway network changed many aspects of rural life: closing some businesses but creating others; reducing commuting times but enabling crime. We hit the Galway-Dublin route to assess the impact

‘I accidentally noticed that copper sulphate solution dropped on salt, instead of being blue, which it normally is, was green’

Mount Anville homeowners are concerned about proposed Traveller accommodation. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council says the plan must go ahead

The newspaper dominated in a number of categories including that of Columnist of the Year for which it received four of the six nominations.

European Commission president accuses some of threatening to take Europe ‘back to isolation’

Minister refuses to back military intervention after chemical weapons use

Bicycle rickshaws are part of Galway nightlife, but their days may be numbered. A night on the streets shows the pluses and the problems with the two-wheeled traders

British and Irish law meet European human rights standard but at odds with US practice

Belfast conference hears warnings of worsening drink-related health crisis

Central bank sells 7,000 on first day