Update 12.12pm The Housing Minister has said the Government will not be providing any compensation to businesses affected by the water crisis in the North East.

A separated father who shot himself in a 4x4 in Drogheda in the early hours of yesterday morning had been questioned by gardaí about an alleged rape.

Commuters on the M9 in Kildare will today face delays as gardaí and council staff work to clear any remaining snow.