Gardai say the M50 North at Junction 6 has now fully reopened following a fire earlier.

The company operating the barrier free tolling system on the M50 around Dublin has agreed a three-year contract extension.

A High Court action brought by a Romanian woman and her six-month-old baby who has been staying at a camp on a roundabout on the M50 aimed at securing family support services has been adjourned until Friday.

THE Dáil’s financial watchdog last night called for greater scrutiny regarding the billions of euro being invested in public partnerships with private companies on major projects like the M50.