Voting centres opened at 7am and will stay open until 10pm this evening.

Heartbreaking scenes unfolded in Wexford town yesterday as relatives of Thomas and Sylvia Connors and their children were flanked by mourners while the funeral convoy made its way to their final resting place.

A man on crutches who slipped and fell on a wet supermarket floor has been awarded €70,000 by the High Court.