Dublin City Council’s Chief Executive, Owen Keegan, has defended comments he made at the weekend in which he said that homeless numbers would drop if homeless services were cut, writes Vivienne Clarke.

SIPTU members in Dublin Fire Brigade are to ballot for industrial action in a row over outstanding firefighter vacancies.

Dublin's city manager, Owen Keegan, has said there is no hope of recouping money spent on the Poolbeg incinerator if the project is scrapped.