Paschal Donohoe departs, and is it worth buying a battery to store electricity?

Plus: Túsla criticised over substantial child protection delays, and older voters urged to divide the family home

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Paschal Donohoe pictured in 2017. Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin.
Paschal Donohoe pictured in 2017. Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe’s surprise resignation yesterday prompts a cabinet reshuffle and questions over Ireland’s future fiscal strategy.

Child and family agency, Túsla, has been criticised over its welfare and protection services in Dublin’s north inner city.

Kathy Sheridan is taking umbridge with the Housing Minister James Browne over the issue of subdividing family homes into flats.

And Neil Briscoe is answering a reader’s question regarding home battery storage. Are they worth the significant outlay?

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