The terms of reference for the new investigation into mother and baby homes received a broad welcome — but also criticism over its exclusion of Magdalene Laundries and adoptions involving state hospitals.

Gardaí were last night questioning a teenager in relation to the latest carjacking incident to take place in Dublin.

A woman and her two children were threatened by an armed robber this afternoon in a Dublin suburb when their vehicle was carjacked.

A shortage of supply is driving up house prices with sales in Dublin skewing national figures and talk of a recovery premature, according to analysts.

Several dozen protesters staged a demonstration outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin yesterday to express solidarity with the members of female punk band Pussy Riot who were jailed by a Moscow court last week.