The Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications will meet this morning to discuss the Garth Brooks debacle.

There are calls for Ticketmaster to refund the 400,000 Garth Brooks fans their ticket money and their booking fee after it was confirmed yesterday that all five gigs have been cancelled.

EirGrid has been urged to extend the public consultation process for its €500m Grid Link project following criticisms that the public were not adequately informed of the plans

If the Government hoped to avert controversy over the relentless march of giant electricity pylons across the country, the appointment of ex-Bord Pleanála chairman John O’Connor as head of Eirgrid, amounts to another self-inflicted public relations disaster for the Coalition.

Football Association of Ireland chief John Delaney has warned politicians not to blame sponsorship by drinks firms for alcohol abuse.

The Facebook cyberbullying which led to 28 students being suspended at a Co Limerick secondary school is to be brought before an Oireachtas committee.

An anti-war group has warned of further protests at Shannon Airport after the chairman of the Shannon Airport Authority said the facility will specifically target US troop business.

Shannon Airport plans to target passengers travelling from the mid-west to Dublin for flights as part of its plan to increase passengers numbers.

A number of politicians are preparing to take legal action against bloggers, tweeters and other online contributors for defamation and harassment.

Householders with large arrears on electricity bills are opting to be dis-connected rather than have pre-paid meters installed.