Ms Justice Catherine McGuinness chaired the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation, not the New Ireland Forum, as stated in a leading article in Wednesday's editions.

In a report in the editions of January 13th, it was stated that a health inspector discovered flies on the food stored in Supermac's restaurant on Eyre Square in Galway. In fact, the inspector stated that she discovered flies in a food store but not on the food, which was covered.

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