A social media tracker has found that the General Election got the most mentions on Twitter for accounts registered in Ireland.

A group of anti-austerity protesters held a demonstration at Bank of Ireland on College Green in Dublin this afternoon.

Anti-austerity MPs have forced Portugal’s new centre-right government to resign by rejecting its policy proposals.

Gardaí were needed to clear the way and allow Tanaiste Joan Burton's car to leave a public meeting in Dublin tonight.