Fianna Fáil's Finance spokesperson Michael McGrath has said the country does not need “some complex, cumbersome scheme” regarding a freeze on mortgage payments.

An Irish doctor volunteering in a refugee camp in Greece was among a group of volunteers who were attacked by a mob wielding planks of wood and baseball bats last night.

A 90-year-old man who last week "begged" nurses to give his wife a bed in Cork University Hospital has spoken out about the ordeal.

As the dust settled on the final counts for the 33rd Dáil, there was 'radio silence' from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and his party is not due to gather until Monday.

RTÉ have announced the death of broadcaster Keelin Shanley following an illness.

The Green Party's bright young star, Saoirse McHugh, has revealed some pretty radical ideas as to her ideal vision of how Ireland should be run.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has accused broadcaster Séan O’Rourke of making a political point about posters in the vicinity of the area where a homeless man suffered life-changing injuries earlier this week when his tent was lifted by a mechanical digger.

Met Éireann have asked people not to share fake weather warnings online after a number of bogus 'status red' warnings were shared on social media today.

An Irish man living in Australia has spoken about his experience after being caught up in the wildfires ravaging the eastern coast of the country.

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys is to bring in new rules around the sale and use of gift vouchers to improve consumer rights in the area.

Prior to the vaccine, she enjoyed a "very active life, a very active social life and school was no bother".

Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sean O'Rourke, Mr McCartin confirmed weekend reports that he had received threats that his “blood would be left on the walls” if he didn't take certain business decisions.

He called for a cross border agency to tackle the gang bosses, who, he said, were turning the border county into a “no go area” for business and investors.

The "complex and sensitive" operation to repatriate Lisa Smith and her young daughter could take weeks, rather than days, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs has revealed.

The chairperson of the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council has questioned the level of efforts being made by the State to repatriate Irish woman Lisa Smith and her child.

It's the saga that has sparked a thousand memes and has had people chattering in pubs, golf clubs, office canteens, and taxi cabs.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has ruled out calling a pre-Christmas snap general election despite a number of Fine Gael ministers insisting he should go to the polls now.

Sinn Féin's justice spokesperson Martin Kenny feared he would suffer the same fate as Quinn Insurance official Kevin Lunney, who was brutally tortured by a criminal gang.

Amy Dunne, known then only as Miss D, also said that social workers advised her to stay in a psychiatric hospital when she turned to them for help.

The national broadcaster is selling off two artworks by Louis Le Brocquy, 'Táin' and 'The Massing of the Armies' which were commissioned by RTÉ.

Fiona Ryan, her Brazilian-born fiance, Jonathan Mathis, and their 22-month old son featured in an advertising campaign for retailer Lidl.

Frontline gardaí and supervisors have expressed fears that the new restructuring of the organisation will result in less, not more, policing in rural areas.

The new CEO of Tusla has said he wants to turn the Child and Family Agency away from being a "defensive" organisation, while defending its role in other areas, including how it deals with issues in creches.

The downgrading of a key garda station along the border between Cavan and Fermanagh has resulted in police being unable to provide an effective service, frontline gardaí have said.

In recent days, staff were told that the organisation could not continue as it is currently operating without a significant increase in state funding.

Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty has said that based on their own legal advice, her department does not accept the findings of the Data Protection Commissioner in relation to the Public Services Card.

Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey has been removed as Chairperson of the Oireachtas Housing Committee following an internal inquiry into her accident on a swing at a Dublin hotel.

It’s summer, so time for men venture out of their caves and remember their primal roots by throwing a slab of raw meat on the fire. Donal O’Keeffe speaks with five males who know their way around a blazing barbecue.

The Irish army will not be flying into Syria to help Irish ISIS bride Lisa Smith return home, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said.

"To be honest I don't think I will be going back, ever."

In a series of messages on social media website Twitter in recent days, Mr Trump said Democratic congress woman Ilhan Omar, who is a Somali-born US citizen can "leave" the US along with her three other congresswomen known as The Squad if "they don't love our country".

Speaking on the Today with Sean O'Rourke show on RTÉ Radio he said it is his "intention not to have an election this year... but it may not be my call".

The Central Bank needs to be given stronger powers to sanction banks, according to the chair of the Oireachtas Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Committee.

Ursula von der Leyen should not put forward "flyer" arguments, Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly said.

Former Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes has defended financial services in Ireland from what he called "bank-bashing" and groupthink".

The smart phones are described as 'mobile data stations', and provide gardaí on the roadside immediate and secure access to the same information as they would have in a garda station.

He was a leading figure in the campaign to introduce same-sex marriage.