A woman living in a direct provision centre said last night that residents cannot socially distance themselves from each other or self- isolate.

The bank, whose major shareholder is the State, said free maintenance and transaction fees for current account holders with a minimum balance of €2,500 in each quarter will be withdrawn on May 30.

Leo Varadkar reinforced the point that there should be no indoor gathering over 100 people to try and halt the outbreak of Covid-19 - and that this includes pubs and clubs.

An interdepartmental group on national security expressed concern at the Government’s decision in 1989 to sell a terrace of Georgian houses in Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2, because of the potential for snipers to access them to target politicians in Government Buildings on the other side of the road.

The ESB and State forestry company Coillte have formally reached agreement on the establishment of a renewable energy joint venture.

A judge has taken another swipe at lawyers who, he said, with the ongoing approval of successive governments, continue to refuse to settle garda compensation claims before they get to court.

Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration, David Stanton has called on the protesters at the Achill Head Hotel to “stand down”.

A man claims he was wrongfully arrested and falsely imprisoned after gardaí wrongly suspected he carried out a savage random street attack on his fiancée.

Mr McHugh conceded there are serious problems when a compensation system ignores any victims

While an apology issued to abuse survivors has been cautiously welcomed, survivors have now called on the Government to expedite access to the redress they are legally entitled to.

So that’s Monday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

A review of a redress scheme set up for victims of child sexual abuse following a landmark 2014 judgement has found that the State imposed an illogical and unfair requirement on victims seeking compensation.

Irish exploration company Providence Resources has said it will seek financial compensation from the Government should the Dáil pass into law proposed legislation targeting a ban on oil and gas drilling in Irish waters.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed is to bring a proposal to Government this week to phase out fur farms.

The majority of homeless families had rented privately before losing their homes, according to a new study.

The women and families impacted by the CervicalCheck scandal say they are still awaiting an apology from the State a year after the scandal broke.

Businessman Denis O’Brien is facing an estimated €1m legal costs bill after the Supreme Court ruled he must pay most of the costs of his failed case over statements made by two TDs in the Dáil about his banking affairs.

The Supreme Court has overturned a decision striking down a law under which a man was charged with withholding information in connection with the killing of a young man in Sligo.

On 20 May 2009, Ireland made international headlines when the Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (CICA) was published.

Labour is demanding to know what the consortium leading the €5bn broadband project will put up front as the party warned that a tribunal may rake over the costs and deal for the project in a decade.

The High Court has struck out proceedings by retired garda sergeant Maurice McCabe and his family against the State, the HSE and the Tusla/Child and Family Agency (CFA) following successful mediation talks last week.

Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe has settled his legal action against the State, the HSE and Tusla for an undisclosed sum.

Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe has settled his legal action against the State and Tusla for an undisclosed sum.

IFA has urged the State to prioritise Teagasc’s realistic measures to reduce agriculture’s carbon footprint over the Citizens’ Assembly’s carbon tax model.

The overnight incident was described as "intimidation" by Louth TD Declan Breathnach.

The Government jet will not be used to bring home ‘Isis bride’ Lisa Marie Smith.

Serious shortcomings in the quality and safety of a community home for people with disabilities have been found by State's health services watchdog.

Shortcomings in the Garda’s Youth Diversion Programme (YDP) — designed to keep at-risk juveniles out of trouble, and the public safer — were revealed last month, when an internal review of the system came to an alarming conclusion: Some 3,500 juveniles responsible for almost 7,900 crimes over an eight-year period starting in 2010 escaped prosecution.

The former adoption agency at the centre of the illegal adoptions scandal has gone into voluntary liquidation — just months after hundreds of illegal birth registrations were found in its files.

Here's your morning bulletin.

The State and Referendum Commission are entitled to their legal costs, estimated at more than €200,000, of successfully opposing two separate bids to challenge the abortion referendum result, the President of the High Court has ruled.

The Government is set to approve controversial wide-ranging powers to its new housing regeneration development agency to allow it purchase public and private land to build social houses.

Thousands of people may come forward to sue the State and religious orders over forced and illegal adoptions following the settlement of a high-profile case in the High Court.

State Department approved $28k spend for Secret Service activity coinciding with visit by Trump’s son

A retired garda boss has said it is time to decriminalise the possession of drugs for personal use.

Convicted murderer Graham Dwyer will find out in October if his action against the State and the Garda Commissioner aimed at having provisions of Ireland's data retention laws struck down has been successful.

US stocks bobbed higher today as technology and consumer-focused companies regained a sliver of their losses from the day before.