The political sparring plays out in the media between Leo Varadkar and Mary Lou McDonald.

Latest: The Taoiseach says repealing the Eighth Amendment might not be enough to guarantee abortion without restriction.

Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty may be forced to pay back an allowance she received as Government chief whip as doubts remain over whether she was ever entitled to it.

The hospital at the centre of the centre of a damning investigation into avoidable deaths of newborn babies may see its services cut or significantly downgraded in light of the life-threatening care standards revelations.