Latest: The Emergency Department Taskforce will meet on Monday to discuss hospital overcrowding.

US multi-national tech company Apple is to start paying €13bn in back taxes the European Commission claims is owed to Ireland into a special holding account after a year of delays over the funds, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

It is now expected to go through before the end of the month, which will enable Irish Water to start issuing cheques but it's unlikely they'll all be sent before the Christmas deadline.