Some former residents of Apollo House have returned to the building after claims of drug use at the alternative accommodation offered to them.

Activists have handed an open letter to Finance Minister Michael Noonan calling on him to order the use of vacant, State-controlled, properties to assist the homeless.

Homeless activists have criticised a local authority’s plans to house people in prefabricated units.

The best young media talent gathered in Dublin last night for the National Student Media Awards.

Funnyman Denis Leary is getting serious about the plight of New Orleans’ firefighters, who are too proud to ask for charity following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.