Independent TD Joan Collins told gardaí she had a right to protest and would not move when asked to let a water meter installation crew in Dublin do their work, a court has heard.

Sinn Féin deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh has said he and his wife are looking forward to getting their 18-year-old son “home again soon” once doctors have treated his stab injuries.

Sinn Féin TD Aengus O'Snódaigh has today defended his past use of Dáil printer ink cartridges, after he ran up a bill of €50,000 bill over a two-year period, at the cost of the taxpayer.

Sinn Féin’s Justice spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD will today call in the Dáil for an independent investigation into the Garda shooting in Co Galway yesterday.

One third of sunbed users in Ireland had their first tanning session before the age of 19, it was revealed today.