EducationAnalysis: Will Ruairí Quinn’s plans to smooth the transition from second to third level actually work?By Louise Holden
RugbyConor Murray dreaming of Lions but knows the competition for scrumhalf shirt is fierceBy Johnny Watterson
Crime & LawAnalysis: Familiar ring to findings on prisons but they may help tunnel way outBy Ruadhán Mac Cormaic
SoccerWorld Cup qualification permutations not in Ireland’s favour even if Trapattoni says his team can still do itBy Emmet Malone
EducationKey parts of education system face overhaul as Ruairí Quinn announces reviewBy Louise Holden
Financial ServicesNew lottery regulator may eventually oversee entire gambling industryBy Eoin Burke-Kennedy
Financial ServicesAIB chief has his hands full as he seeks creative solutions to grim problemsBy Ciarán Hancock
PoliticsMcEntee elected in Meath East byelection as Labour vote collapsesBy Mary Minihan, Jason Kennedy and Dan Griffin
OireachtasGilmore rejects claims of Shatter attempting to silence gardaíBy Marie O'Halloran and Michael O'Regan
IrelandBritish judge jails Romanian criminals, warning that Britain will not be ‘a soft touch’By Mark Hennessy
SoccerEngland reported to Fifa after their own fans allegedly abuse Ferdinand brothers at San Marino gameBy Jamie Jackson