Talks between the Department of Public Expenditure and the Department of Education are ongoing over whether the school bus scheme will continue to include certain children after Minister John Halligan said he would fight for more funding to ease the problem.

Minister of State for Training and Skills John Halligan has vowed to continue to fight for an extra €4m for the school bus scheme to continue to include concessionary children.

The use of crack cocaine and other illicit drugs has increased tenfold in our community.

John Halligan says his proposed trip to North Korea was purely about creating cultural ties.