Cork City Council is among six local authorities which have failed to appoint a vacant homes officer six months after being ordered to do so.

There is a call by members of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment for a referendum on abortion to be held next May.

Pupils from Irish medium schools in Northern Ireland have rallied outside Stormont to protest at the ongoing deadlock over the introduction of language legislation.

The Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald says there will be a re-evaluation of fire safety here in the wake of the Grenfell tower fire in London.

Latest: A man in his 60s has been shot dead as his partner looked on.

Health chiefs have been asked to give scientific advice on the medical use of cannabis to the Government.

A Cork mother is urging Health Minister Simon Harris to back a bill that will allow doctors to prescribe cannabis for medical conditions, and says it could have life-changing benefits for her daughter.

The taxpayer is to foot the €448m cost for dealing with potentially dangerous lead pipes in the country’s water network, it was confirmed last night.

If there is to be greater equality, the price will have to be paid by ’middle income’ earners, writes Michael Clifford.

A TD claims her children have been subjected to “vile” online abuse after she criticised people who refused to pay water charges but spent money on “beer and smokes” instead.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has admitted that €490m meant for local services is to be diverted into Irish Water.

The Government has today announced plans for a limited number of concessions from the property tax, in a new amendment to the Finance Bill.

FIVE special needs children find themselves outside the education system due to a funding dispute between a Dublin school and the Department of Education.