Dublin's four new MEP seats have finally been decided, after three days of counting.

Rural Affairs Minister Michael Ring has warned "anything could happen" in the battle for the final two seats in the Midlands North West European election when the official counts start to be announced tonight.

Enda Kenny and Fine Gael have refused to comment on reports that the former Taoiseach told Facebook he would use Ireland's presidency of the EU to lobby member states over data privacy laws.

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has refused to apologise for the manner in which he allegedly criticised the lack of Fine Gael MEPs at a meeting of sexual abuse survivors in Brussels last week.

MEP Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has been escorted by police down a street in Brussels after he tried to gain entry to an invite-only meeting of the European Defence Agency.

Thousands of Irish people may have been burnt by the sun in recent days, but Irish MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan found himself burnt online by airline Aer Lingus yesterday in a Twitter spat.

Touche Aer Lingus, Touche.

The Irish Government should look to its Greek counterpart for some lessons in hard negotiation skills, Luke 'Ming' Flanagan said today.

Phil Hogan is taking questions from the European Parliament in Brussels this morning - as he attempts to secure the EU Agriculture Commission job.

The government has officially called the by-elections to fill two empty seats in the Dáil.

Phil Hogan has been confirmed as the new European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development in the 28-member Commission named by president-elect Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels this morning.

Former Environment Minister Phil Hogan could find out today which job he is getting in the new European Commission.

October 10 has been chosen as the date to fill the Seanad seat left vacant after Deirdre Clune was elected as an MEP.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny is in Brussels today for a special meeting of the European Council to discuss international developments in Ukraine, Iraq and Gaza.

Fianna Fáil will select its candidate tonight for the forthcoming Roscommon / South Leitrim bye election.

Matt Carthy is the third MEP elected for the Midlands North-West constituency

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has passed the quota and been elected an MEP in the Midlands Nortwest constituency.

Sinn Féin are on course to have four MEPs on the island of Ireland after a resounding electoral success which also trebled their number of councillors.

A second day of counting in the European election gets under way today with a former minister awaiting a recount in a battle for a seat.

The counting of votes is to resume at 9am in the Midlands Northwest constituency – where four European Parliament candidates will be elected.

Counting will resume in Cork and Castlebar this morning as efforts to elect four MEP's in Ireland South and Midlands North West continues.

Independent TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan says he is not afraid of being forgotten if he wins a seat in the European election.

The first election results of the day have started arrive, with Sinn Féin topping the poll in the Dublin West by-election.

Independent TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has claimed he and a Garda whistleblower were under surveillance this morning, as they raised new allegations of Garda corruption.

Independent TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has announced he is standing in the European Elections.

The head of Irish Water has defended the company's spending on its logo.

Almost all Opposition TDs have walked out of the Dáil after refusing to take part in the passage of the Water Services Bill.

An independent TD has launched his second attempt to legalise cannabis.

TDs have overwhelming rejected calls for the government to legalise cannabis.

Legalising cannabis would not be a radical move, Independent TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan told the Dáil today.

A Bill to allow recreational use of cannabis is to be published today.

An Independent TD has said there is a difference between legalising cannabis for medicinal and recreational use.

Journalist and broadcaster Vincent Browne was fined €300 in his absence today when he forgot to turn up to court to face prosecution for driving a car while holding a mobile phone.

A member of the Dáil's technical group, John Halligan, has said he would rather Luke 'Ming' Flanagan walked away from the arrangement.

The Supreme Court has refused to let five TDs join businessman David Hall's appeal, as part of his challenge to the Government's payment of promissory notes.

Controversial TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has suggested some of his Dáil colleagues may have taken drugs, after admitting he has previously dabbled with Class A narcotics.

Independent TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan claims his children are "being teased" because the Ceann Comhairle is commenting on the way he dresses in the Dáil.

Four Independent TDs have interrupted Dáil business to raise claims that tens of thousands of penalty points have been 'written-off'.

The Environment Minister Phil Hogan has defended the decision of Clare County Council to ask students applying for third level grants for proof that their families had paid the household charge.

Roscommon TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan, a colleague of under-fire deputy Mick Wallace in the Dáil Technical Group, has admitted being "hypocritical" over the Wexford TD's tax affairs.

Independent TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has said he has been contacted by a number of patients asking him to fight for the legalisation of cannabis on medical grounds.

More than 3,000 people took to the streets in Castlebar in Co Mayo today, in protest against the Government's plans to increase the pupil-teacher ratio.

Nine TDs joined forces with campaigners against the new household tax today.

The number of TDs boycotting the new household charge has risen to 18 today.