Drumcree standoff continues; education spending; and Ireland’s footballers to vote on second Israel match

The standoff between residents of Garvaghy Road, Co. Armagh, and the Orange Order shows no sign of resolution.Ireland is spending less per student across its education system than the average developed country, according to an OECD report.Almost 30,000 people have opted out of the State’s new auto-enrolment pension scheme, but the Government says participation remains far stronger than expected.Heimir Hallgrímsson has told The Irish Times Ireland’s soccer players won’t make a decision on whether to fulfil their second match against Israel on Sunday, until after Thursday’s nations league clash against Austria.Presented by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.