Sweeping anti-terror laws will be before the Dáil in weeks after ministers said the country is on "alert" for Paris-style jihadist attacks.

A junior minister will see first hand how Ireland’s overseas aid programme has improved the lives of some of the world’s poorest families.

The European Court of Justice should dismiss a British Airways appeal against a ruling that condemned it for paying British travel agents a sales commission plus a bonus linked to the growth of annual ticket sales, an adviser to the EU high court said today.