The State has paid Deloitte Ireland the fees since the start of last year to assist with the response to the International Protection (IP) accommodation crisis and the war in Ukraine.

IPAT said fees totalling €1.37 million had been paid last year to 80 different legal practitioners for their work

A mother-of-three has said it is only due to a backlash from parents and students that a proposed €1000 hike in student contribution fees wasn't introduced

The airline is considering increasing a bonus paid to staff for identifying passenger’s oversized luggage, chief executive Michael O’Leary said.

Protests are being staged at 11 courthouses around the country

Most of the cases listed for Monday were adjourned to Tuesday

Barristers will withdraw their services on a number of dates in July following similar action last October