Data from the Department of Justice shows that a total of 3,440 gardaí have been assaulted while on duty since 2014.

Over €1 million will be spent this year on paying the wages of the Taoiseach's eight political and media advisers

The project had been due to be completed in June, but has been delayed until September.

Mr Tóibín rejected a suggestion that he wanted to have his cake and eat it, there was a lot of false information and hypocrisy, he said

The cold snap has caused temperatures to plummet to -7.5 degrees in parts, and left tens of thousands of people without power and water.

Some of the ambulances lined up outside Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda at about 7pm had been there up to six hours waiting for available beds to hand over patients.

Peadar Tóibín said Aontú has only ruled out engaging in talks with Fine Gael and the Green Party.

The Taoiseach said a Covid evaluation will ‘get to the bottom’ of the country’s response to the pandemic.

Peppard Investments Holdings Ltd show it recorded revenues of €28.1m and operating profits of €9.95m last year.

Eamon Ryan said it would remove any possibility of suspicion being cast upon the whole of the Oireachtas.

Office of Public Works officials appeared before the Oireachtas Finance Committee to answer questions about the high costs of the shelter.

The massive cost of the 18-bike shelter was again raised in the Dáil on Thursday.

Support for Sinn Féin has fallen again as two of the main government coalition parties have seen their popularity increase

It comes after Aontu leader Peadar Toibin said Sinn Fein’s slide in public support may not be over.

Peadar Tóibín, the party’s leader and only TD, addressed the party’s Ard Fheis on Saturday

Pippa Hackett rejected accusations that the Government did not give enough information to the public about the referendums.

Aontú is the only political party that is advocating for a No-No vote in the referendum proposals.