• Career in teaching gains in appeal despite ASTI claims

  The number of people seeking to become second-level teachers has increased substantially this year, despite claims by the teacher unions that interest in the profession is dropping sharply.

• Coalition holds out against taxi drivers' blockades

  The Government is standing firmly behind its deregulation of the taxi industry despite traffic chaos in the major cities caused by angry taxi drivers yesterday. Further protests are expected.

• Bruton expected to defeat Deasy motion

  Senior Fine Gael figures have conceded that their leader and party have been further damaged despite their expectation that Mr John Bruton will receive a substantial vote of confidence in his leadership this afternoon.

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