Broadcaster Gay Byrne will be laid to rest tomorrow with RTÉ airing live coverage of the funeral.

The Dáil’s public accounts committee is seeking a “root and branch examination” by the courts concerning its jurisdiction and powers of inquiry, the president of the High Court has said.

Retailers will welcome plans to phase out 1c and 2c coins, but would have preferred if the process had been delayed until after Christmas, according to a representative body.

After four days of wind, rain, winners and losers, weary punters were running on fumes after the madness of Ladies’ Day — Galway style.

A €150 package outlined in the Budget was the biggest ever increase in services for the elderly, the Health Minister said today.