“I make no apologies for it — I’m the guy who wants to bring the Olympics to Dublin.”

To mark the fact that Giro d’Italia's race leader wears an iconic Pink Jersey, spectators in Ireland are being urged to wear pink at the race's inaugural visit.

Residents of the Dublin suburb of Clontarf are making their voices heard tpdau in opposition to a flood defence plan which they say is wrong for the local seafront.

Clontarf residents are staging a public protest at 3pm today against controversial plans for a flood defence scheme on the seafront.

Plans to cut traffic gridlock in Dublin’s city centre were stepped up today.