The European Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier is set to visit Dublin for talks on Brexit.

Just like death, the inevitable carries the capacity to surprise, challenge, and shock.

An agreement has been reached between Ryanair and trade union Fórsa.

North Korea is threatening to cancel the forthcoming summit with the US due to ongoing military exercises between America and South Korea, according to reports.

Officials from the UK and European Union will continue efforts to tackle some of the finer details of the Brexit process in talks this week.

The Tánaiste says the Government do not want to veto the progression of Brexit talks, but that more progress on the border issue is needed.

Talks over the transfer of powers to Scotland after Brexit have resulted in "good progress" but failed to reach a deal.

The outsourcing of public services, pay restoration, and how much the State’s employees should contribute to their pensions were among the crunch issues still to be resolved as the public sector pay talks continued late last night.

Public sector pay talks broke up around 11pm last night and will resume at 2.30pm today as last-minute efforts to strike a deal intensified and entered a make or break phase.

Labour leader Brendan Howlin has joined union representatives in demanding the acceleration of pay recovery as part of upcoming public sector negotiations.

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has warned of a snap election or a return to direct rule if Stormont parties fail to form a government by early May.

Latest: Union representatives at Bus Éireann have said some clarity has been brought about following today's lengthy discussions.

Talks between management and unions at Bus Éireann take place again today.

It is vital Ireland secures a strong role in Brexit trade talks, writes John Whelan.

Update: 11.40pm: The NBRU has written to the acting CEO of Bus Eireann regarding the companies intention to implement cost-cutting measures.

Syrian rebel representatives and officials from Kazakhstan's government have offered conflicting information as to whether Syria's armed opposition groups would end their boycott and attend talks with the Syrian government in the Kazakh capital, Astana.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald is "absolutely open" to holding talks with garda officials in order to prevent unprecedented strike action that risks leaving the public defenceless in just six weeks' time writes Political Correspondent Fiachra O'Cionnaith.

Leo Varadkar says the Dublin Bus strikes should be suspended while talks are underway.

A hearing aimed at getting High Court approval for a survival scheme for exploration company Petroceltic has been adjourned after day-long talks over employees concerns about the survival proposals failed to end in agreement.

The leaders of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have met at Government Buildings this morning to discuss the impasse in forming a government.

Enda Kenny and Micheál Martin spoke by telephone last night and have agreed to talk again today.

Talks on government formation have broken up for the day without any discussion on Irish Water.

Government formation talks between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are proceeding well and may be wrapped up over the next two days, say sources involved in negotiations.

Talks are continuing aimed at resolving the long-running Luas pay dispute.

French President Francois Hollande has described the suspension of Syrian peace talks as "very worrying".

Talks between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have hit a roadblock after a planned meeting tonight was cancelled and no further negotiations are scheduled.

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will meet again tomorrow as efforts to form a minority government continue.

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has said it will be difficult to form a stable government without “some sort of arrangement” between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

Mattie McGrath has said he will be asking Enda Kenny for a fair share for rural Ireland in any new Government that is likely to be formed.

Talks on the formation of a new Government resume today.

The union representing Luas drivers has said further strike action may be on the cards if Transdev does not start treating its workers with respect.

Both sides in the Luas dispute are due back at the Workplace Relations Commission today.

Next Tuesday's strike by Luas drivers has been called off, pending the outcome of talks on Monday.

Two days of strike action at Luas look set to go ahead next month after talks collapsed at the Workplace Relations Commission yesterday.

EU leaders have returned to the negotiating table after 20 hours of behind-the-scenes talks as David Cameron and European Council president Donald Tusk struggled to keep Britain's renegotiation on track.

Iran’s foreign minister has said there “seems to be no agreement” on two key issues, hours before the latest United Nations conference on Syria.

Officials from the two Koreas met at a border village for talks about talks as part of an agreement that defused a military stand-off in August.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has warned nurses an imminent strike over Ireland's ongoing hospital trolley crisis "will not help anyone" as he insisted the problem is being addressed and that "the numbers speak for themselves".

Last minute talks to avert a second train drivers' strike at Iarnrod Éireann will resume tomorrow morning.

Talks to avert a strike at Irish Rail will resume this afternoon.

Libya is a step closer to forming a national unity government after months of difficult talks between the country’s two rival administrations.

Irish Rail has said it is willing to enter into further talks with the NBRU and SIPTU.