Lethal injection was adopted by the US because it was more ‘humane’ but an EU ban on certain drugs has led to painful and prolonged deaths, writes Leonid Bershidsky.

Fine Gael will use Dáil time today to raise concerns about the rising unemployment rate – the highest in seven years.

A US pharmaceutical firm is planning to create 155 jobs at the former Hospira plant in Donegal town.

The Government has promised to do all it can to find alternative employment for workers at Hospira in Donegal town.