Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has strongly endorsed Business Minister Heather Humphrey's criticism of Maria Bailey over her 'swing-gate' personal injuries case.

Ryanair today lost the latest round in its legal battle to avoid paying for hotels, meals and drinks for passengers disrupted by delayed flights during the Icelandic volcano eruption in 2010.

The Secretary-General of the European Commission, Catherine Day, today launched the Commission-produced "Your guide to the Lisbon Treaty".

The Irish Presidency of the European Union successfully implemented an ambitious programme of work with vigour and vision, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said today.