Latest: The National Bus and Rail Union has warned of industrial action if more bus routes in Dublin are privatised.

The Workers' Party has proposed a new public holiday to compensate bar and off licence workers for the proposed end to the Good Friday alcohol ban.

Staff are “devastated” after it was announced that 500 jobs are to go at the Hewlett Packard (HP) global print plant in Leixlip, Co Kildare as cost- saving measures to invest in new opportunities such as 3D printing.

Crime-hit communities in inner-city Dublin are set to benefit from development in the nearby Docklands and related economic activity, Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.

The Government have no idea what to do about the homeless crisis which is out of control, according to Fr Peter McVerry.

A new housing proposal recommends the State would rent 50% of homes in certain developments to households who qualify for social housing, and the rest to those who are not eligible.