The No side wanted lawyer Maria Steen to represent them in tonight's TV debate; RTE had previously announced Cora Sherlock would represent the No side with Sinn Féin's Peadar Toibin.

Fianna Fáil rank and file members unanimously backed opposition to liberalising Ireland’s abortion laws and declared that the party would remain pro-life.

THE holding of the investigation into the banking crisis behind closed doors is an outrage.