Hundreds of thousands of people marched through Madrid today in a show of strength by a fledgling radical leftist party, which hopes to emulate the success of Greece’s Syriza party in the Spanish general election later this year.

THE Croke Park agreement looks almost certain to be ratified after the leadership of the country’s largest solely public service union gave it its backing.

Taxi drivers staging a 24-hour work stoppage tonight vowed to step up their campaign for better working conditions.