A special Dublin city council meeting will be held tonight to replace any of the members who were elected to the Dáil during the general election.

Today, former Dublin GAA football manager Jim Gavin became the 82nd Freeman of Dublin.

After three full days of campaigning, it is time to look back and examine what we have learned about General Election 2020 so far:

Much of Ireland's homeless accommodation would be "closed down overnight" if it faced similar quality checks to the country's hospitals, according to a prominent homelessness activist.

A young homeless woman has died in emergency accommodation in Dublin.

Former Lord Mayor of Dublin, independent councillor Niall Ring has accused the Taoiseach of politicising the tragic circumstances in which a homeless man was seriously injured when his tent was lifted by Waterways Ireland.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after being accused of seeking to politicise the serious injuries to a homeless man in Dublin this week.

It would be a little unfair to describe Micheál Martin’s disposition as cocky at Fianna Fáil’s campaign launch event. But he certainly seemed composed. Confident even.

Fianna Fáil’s first electoral event of the campaign showed a relaxed Mr Martin in composed form ahead of the three-week sprint.

A prominent Hindu statesman is urging Dublin City Council to develop a dedicated area where Hindus in Ireland can scatter the cremated remains of their dead.

Fine Gael must facilitate a Fianna Fáil led Government from Opposition should Micheál Martin's party win more seats, Dara Calleary has said.

A vote last night on next year's budget, which could see increases to parking fees, tolls, commercial rates and council rents, was put back until Monday.

Eight novels from Ireland are among 156 books nominated by libraries around the world for the 2020 International Dublin Literary Award. The €100,000 award is the world’s most valuable prize for a single work of fiction published in English.

Broadcaster Gay Byrne will be laid to rest tomorrow with RTÉ airing live coverage of the funeral.

Jim Gavin will have the right to bring goods into Dublin through the city gates, without paying customs duties

Fans of the men’s and women’s historic All-Ireland Senior Football winning teams have been left outraged over a ticketed homecoming event after tickets sold out within minutes.

Fine Gael TDs Noel Rock and Hildegarde Naughton are set to be promoted and take up Maria Bailey's Oireachtas committee places after her swing-gate fall from grace.

A seven-year-old boy was knocked down and killed by a street cleaning vehicle in Ballymun.

The mayors of Dublin and Kerry have been trading playful taunts ahead of the All-Ireland Football Final.

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The President and the Taoiseach have paid tribute to one of the country’s favourite all-round entertainers, Brendan Grace, who has died at the age of 68 after a short illness.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin might be tempted to take some Charles Dickens down from the bookshelf today and start adding in his own, personalised chapter.

A local councillor in the Finglas area has claimed that vulnerable young people are being “preyed upon” by drug gangs who want to “get them into their world.”

"To try to demonise your political opponent by using his Irishness is absolutely absurd and it's racist."

Local Fianna Fáil Councillor Paul McAuliffe says he's concerned the National Transport Authority wants to take over a large part of the site for MetroLink works.

Around 10,000 homes and businesses are left without water this morning while more than 120,000 have restricted supplies.

A Dublin City Councillor is warning that the city risks returning to a taxi shortage because of rocketing insurance premiums.

A Dublin City Councillor has criticised the Government for its allocation of funding under a renewed programme to tackle social exclusion in disadvantaged urban areas.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a shooting incident in north Dublin.

Waste treatment at the Poolbeg incinerator in Dublin has been suspended after an uncontrolled discharge occurred there on Wednesday night that saw 11 people hospitalised.

Fianna Fáil Seanad candidates have insisted party bosses assured them they would not run an “inner list” of preferred candidates.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and his team have been attacked by several of their own party’s Seanad candidates over a controversial diktat as to who to vote for.

It has been reported that modular housing in Ballymun, originally due to be completed in December, will now not be available until May.

Labour’s Seanad nominees will be announced today as the party’s votes are counted.

Fianna Fáil has said it would increase the number of gardaí to 15,000 if elected to office.

Environment Minister Alan Kelly yesterday continued to reject claims new guidelines on apartment sizes will create “shoe-box living”.

One man was killed and another seriously injured in two separate car accidents over the bank holiday weekend.

There are calls for the gates of Dublin Castle to be opened for the result of the same sex marriage referendum.

HOW many councillors does it take to change a government?

A new chamber is to be built for councillors in a Dublin local authority because the current chamber is not big enough to accommodate extra members to be elected under new local government reforms.

DAVID NORRIS was immediately challenged last night to publish clemency letters written for a former partner and spell out clearly his views on the age of consent after he secured entry into the presidential race.