Former Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan has told the Charleton Tribunal that she had done nothing that would threaten the role of garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe.

The Taoiseach and the Tánaiste have vowed that the Government will take urgent action to deal with the situation surrounding statutory rape laws in Ireland.

FATCAT banks are refusing to cover the cost of providing Garda and Army escorts for movements of cash around the country, despite making billions in profits.