Three students have been reprimanded by University College Dublin for their role in an anti-fees protest during a visit by Taoiseach Enda Kenny in which a college vice-president was hit with an egg.

UCD student publication The College Tribune has reported that the three students who threw eggs towards the Taoiseach during an official visit will not face expulsion.

Three UCD students face expulsion for throwing eggs at the Taoiseach during an official visit on November 29 last year.

Anti-abortion campaigners from across the country are converging in Dublin today for a large rally in the city centre.

Heavy rains unleashed flooding and landslides early today in Hong Kong, shutting down roads and air traffic throughout the territory, officials said.