The Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has denied there is a communications problem between the Taoiseach and his Ministers.

The Arts Minister, Heather Humphreys, has defended a decision to appoint Fine Gael’s Seanad by-election candidate to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) — without going through the public procurement process.

The Arts Minister has expressed his sadness following the death of the Irish Times film correspondent Michael Dwyer.

The Arts Minister has extended his congratulations to Irish author Colum McCann who has won the Fiction Prize in the USA's National Book Awards.