The Irish Government is set to convene a meeting of EU leaders next week to discuss the crossing of 60,000 migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco

Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

The Taoiseach refused to confirm when the recognition might take place

Simon Harris and Pedro Sanchez spoke in a telephone conversation on Monday morning following discussions last month

The leaders agreed to take the first steps towards recognising a Palestinian state following a meeting of the European Council in Brussels.

Leo Varadkar and Pedro Sanchez have written to the European Commission expressing their deep concern over the situation in Gaza