Fine Gael is accusing the Government of misleading the public by promising legislation that it has yet to deliver.

A politician, a priest and a pilot rely on hard drugs to get through their working days, a new book sensationally claims.

As counting continued around the country this afternoon, signs emerged that a number of high-profile candidates appear unlikely to make it to the 30th Dáil.

More than 1,000 voters on four islands off Co Galway go to the polls this morning.