The OECD has hailed the Government’s decision to abolish the controversial ‘double Irish’ tax avoidance programme as "a very smart move" and said it had no concerns that it would take six years to fully phase out the scheme.

Fewer than 6% of the 3,879 homes identified by Nama for social housing have been delivered or have their contracts signed and agreed.

Former US President Bill Clinton has told scholarship award winners that he himself got his education thanks to a scholarship programme.