Ireland could be facing a large fine, and daily penalties imposed by the EU’s top court, over the Government’s failure to implement EU anti-money-laundering rules.

Self-employed workers and their spouses will enjoy better social protection – including the right to maternity leave for the first time – under new legislation endorsed by EU governments this week.

SO if you are from Portugal, your spouse is French, you were married in Rome and you are living in Ireland — where do you get divorced?