The population is continuing to grow despite continued high levels of emigration, the first results from the 2016 Census show.

A budget deficit of under 2% of GDP is still anticipated for 2015, despite latest exchequer returns disappointing slightly.

Ged Nash, the business and employment minister, has given his support to increase the minimum wage ahead of a decision next year by a new commission.

A HIGH Court judge has said there appears to be little doubt a “fraud” was perpetrated by a barrister who, while acting as tax consultant to a company, received large sums to be paid to the Revenue to settle tax liabilities but the Revenue never received those monies.