Gardaí were called after a group called Fingal Battalion staged the latest in a series of demonstrations calling for the Health Minister's resignation.

Health Minister Simon Harris has witten to politicians, ordering them to publicly support childhood vaccinations to combat anti-vax “scaremongering” and “populist nonsense”.

Another protest has taken place outside the home of Health Minister Simon Harris.

Ashe Memorial Hall, Tralee, one of the first buildings to be constructed after Independence, has been rededicated to the memory of the patriot Thomas Ashe.

The tactics used by the Fingal battalion foreshadowed those used in the War of Independence, writes Paul Maguire