Housing Minister Simon Coveney says the figures reflect efforts to speed up the number of families exiting homelessness.

Fifteen people, all adults, have died of the flu so far this season.

In a failed attempt to fully escape from the office, one in three Irish adults have admitted to taking both work calls and emails whilst on holidays, new figures suggest.

Research reveals that over a third of Irish adults still own their favourite childhood toy, while over half (51%) of Irish adults have held onto at least one toy they loved when they were growing up.