Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has urged Irish companies and industries to "adapt now" to a new world jobs market or risk repeating the "scars" of the recession.

The Taoiseach and four Fine Gael ministers have failed to express confidence in Dun Laoghaire TD Maria Bailey ahead of a crunch meeting about her future tonight.

A Fine Gael move to review how many people run for the party in the next general election in Dun Laoghaire, south Dublin, is expected to see embattled TD Maria Bailey face open criticism tomorrow night after her controversial injury claim against a hotel for falling off a swing.

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has appealed for fairness after a failed local Fine Gael revolt to remove embattled south Dublin Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey as a party general election candidate.

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Maria Bailey (43) is a first-time TD, who was elected on the seventh count in 2016 as one of three Fine Gael TDs in the Dun Laoghaire constituency.

The Government-commissioned report has also proposed that colleges should record and report incidents of sexual harassment, assault and rape on campuses - rather than leaving it to the gardai.

The Institute of Technology Sligo is to receive capital investment of €13.7m for the development and upgrade of its K and L block on the north campus as part of Project Ireland 2040.

Plans to get more women involved at the higher levels of business have been launched.

It seems the government has scrapped plans for a student loan scheme.

Socialist TD Paul Murphy has accused the Taoiseach and two of his ministers of defaming him in connection with the Jobstown anti-water protest.

The newly appointed Minister for Social Protection and Employment, Regina Doherty, said she will be following through with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's mission to clamp down on welfare cheats.

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and his new Cabinet are spending their first full day in office after receiving their seals of office last night.

Irish firms looking to expand their horizons after Brexit received a boost with the pledge that the Chinese are ready to do serious business.

At least 30 successful applicants will receive high-level business development support and an investment of up to €50,000 each.

The IDA have been accused of stymieing jobs as part of a "turf war" with Connect Ireland, writes Elaine Loughlin of the Irish Examiner.

Steeltech Sheds have announced 43 new jobs in Galway.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has arrived in Dublin to meet Finance Minister Michael Noonan.

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A leading global medical technical firm has announced 100 jobs in Limerick.

A technology support company is to create 134 jobs at a new base in Limerick.

Jobs Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor is being urged to outline the Government's plan to deal with the fallout from Brexit.

The jobs minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor is expected to meet officials in Brussels later to discuss the impact of Brexit.

A pensions company has vowed to almost double its workforce as part of an expansion in the south east of Ireland.

Four hundred Irish emigrants are returning home every week - almost double the rate of last year.

Irish exporters are being urged to keep diversifying their business regardless of the outcome of the EU referendum.

The Minister for Health has said his department is working on a framework to tackle minimum pricing for alcohol.

The country's second youngest TD, Simon Harris, is to be appointed to the high profile position of Junior Finance Minister in a reshuffle to be announced this afternoon.

12 fee-paying schools are considering dropping fees because parents can no longer afford to enroll their children.

A Fine Gael TD has demanded an apology from David Norris over allegedly sexist comments.

Representatives from Twitter and Facebook have been defending themselves before an Oireachtas Committee today.

A TD is telling parents to disregard their children's privacy and befriend them on their social media sites.

An independent TD has been told to take his financial advice from Time Magazine rather than Playboy.

A female-only meeting of TDs and Senators, scheduled for tonight, is being boycotted by one of the woman due to attend.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor says she was hurt and upset by comments made in the Dáil chamber, during which she was referred to as "Miss Piggy".

Mary Mitchell O'Connor, is throwing her support behind Pat Cox for the Fine Gael presidential nomination.

The election of Fine Gael's Mary Mitchell O'Connor in Dun Laoghaire brings to 141 the total number of seats filled so far (from a total of 166).

Fine Gael's Mary Mitchell O'Connor has been elected in Dun Laoghaire.