Sinn Féin’s housing spokesperson Éoin Ó Broin has said he would be happy to sit in the Dáil for 24 hours to pass legislation to ensure “huge numbers” of people are not “saddled” with rental debts through no fault of their own.

One of the phrases that enjoyed 15 seconds of currency after the last global crisis was that “those swimming naked were exposed when the tide went out”.

Ben Dunne said: “I wouldn’t have it on my conscience to pay someone €203 a week and ask them to try to live on it.”

Calls to eliminate VAT on accommodation and food services to 0% immediately until the crisis passes.

Funds have been made available so that “decisions can be made up front” if and when they are needed, he added.

Mr Donohoe was speaking after his party met Fianna Fáil to discuss housing, the cost of living, climate change and the National Development Plan.

The Irish Examiner has learned that the Taoiseach will chair the new sub-committee.

Mary Lou McDonald remains adamant that a coalition of the left can still be formed.

Clare county councillors will debate a motion next week calling on the Government to intervene and reinstate Joe Brolly to RTÉ's football coverage.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that comments by Fine Gael election candidate Catherine Noone about him were “ignorant”, but it was not proportionate for her to lose her job.

School secretaries are due at the talks table today in their dispute about what they say is a two-tier pay system.

The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is providing €50m in lower-cost funding to Ireland’s SME sector for the purchase new and used equipment, machinery and vehicles.

Fine Gael has launched its economic plan for the next five years which focuses heavily on Brexit and the party’s record of financial stability, but acknowledged that mistakes have been made and lessons learned in the recent past regarding the spiralling budgets of the likes of the National Children’s Hospital.

Gardaí have recovered further human remains, believed to be a decapitated head, in a burnt-out car found overnight.

The Marian Finucane Show will today be a celebration of the late presenter’s career, RTÉ has announced.

The Finance Minister says more explanation is needed as to why a €1.6 million printer is not yet operational.

There has been a sharp increase in the number of packets and parcels containing illegal drugs detected this year, with almost a doubling of seizures by Revenue so far in 2019.

The European Commission has officially approved Ireland’s controversial National Broadband Plan (NBP) under EU state aid rules, at a value of €2.6 billion.

The developers of the beleaguered €80m Cork event centre hope to contact the woman who lodged a last-minute appeal with An Bórd Pleanála to see if her concerns can be addressed.

Cycling lobbyists has accused the Government of “spin” after Transport Minister Shane Ross said critics of cycling provisions in Budget 2020 are “not at the races”.

RTÉ’s environment correspondent, George Lee, wrote on December 6, 2018, that atmospheric CO2 production is deemed as being generated within the state where carbon fuel has been bought, rather than from where the fuel is burned.

The Government has left it very late in the day to Brexit-proof its key voter base. But what about the rest of the country? asks Political Correspondent Elaine Loughlin

The spend on new school buildings has seen a cut following Budget 2020 despite an additional allocation of €300 million to the Department of Education.

It's the right thing to do under the circumstances but no one knows whether the €1.2bn Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe says he has ringfenced to alleviate the worst effects of a crash-out Brexit will be enough.