Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin has rejected Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s demand that talks to extend the confidence and supply agreement be concluded by Halloween.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has called on Sinn Féin to take up its seats in Westminster given that the political situation is now on a “knife-edge”.

The Judicial Appointments Bill risks not being passed until after October, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has signalled.

A harrowing tale of a mother facing the loss of her baby due to a fatal foetal abnormality was told in the Dáil ahead of a vote on abortion legislation.

Demonstrators involved in the anti-water charge protest during which Tánaiste Joan Burton was trapped in her car have said they are proud of it and would do it again.

A Dublin city councillor has been arrested as part of a protest against Greyhound, a waste disposal company, in Coolock this morning.

More attacks have been carried out on the non-sectarian Alliance Party during a night of violence in the North.

Halle Berry has been interviewed by the Los Angeles Police Department over claims her ex-boyfriend pushed their daughter's nanny during an argument.

TAX relief on private pensions should be cut in the budget in preference to reducing the state pension, campaigners for older people said.

Star Clipper won a thrilling Munster National at Limerick this afternoon.

Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble today faced fresh demands to resign following the defection of one of his MPs to another party earlier this week.

A Northern Ireland MP who switched parties came under more pressure today to resign his Westminster seat and seek a new mandate from voters.