Labour leader Brendan Howlin cannot drag out growing demands for him to step down until next month and must address the leadership question at a special meeting this month.

Gardai confirmed last night that following reports of burglary and theft of vehicles, units were deployed in the Tallaght District resulting in nine arrests to date.

‘Revenge porn’ will become a criminal offence under proposed laws.

A local election candidate has said she was left shaken after she was confronted in an angry exchange by two protesters who referred repeatedly to “Labour traitors”.