The committee will ensure that the review process is robust, fair and transparent, and will lead to practical, actionable recommendations to improve the Arts Council’s governance arrangements.

From the death of former taoiseach John Bruton, to the unexpected resignation of Leo Varadkar as premier, the year has been dominated by politics.

Here is a look back at some of the biggest stories in Ireland over the past year.

Plagued by bugs and poor optimisation on the Xbox Series X, Stalker 2 feels overly ambitious and would have benefited from a much smaller scope.

An internal presentation said IDA Ireland had suffered from “brand drift” where senior managers and marketing teams had become “fatigued” with the existing look and feel of the organisation.

The remastered track was released on Thursday by Apple, Capitol and Universal Music Enterprises.

The Woman In Me has been released to critical acclaim.

Dr David Moore said the review was carried out so information on clinical standards of care and governance would be available should they be requested