Investigations are underway after a fire on a school bus in Co Leitrim this morning.

Finance Minister Brian Cowen sat drinking a pint of Guinness today inside the door of MJ Henry’s pub, where Sean Doherty and his Fianna Fáil cumann had plotted so many of their election victories.

The funeral of former Minister for Justice Sean Doherty is taking place in his native Co Roscommon this morning.

An Taisce and Friends of the Irish Environment have lost their appeal against President Mary McAleese’s plans to build a holiday home in a scenic area in Co Roscommon.