Dublin City Council isn't giving much away about a filming project that closed the city's Samuel Beckett bridge for nearly 24 hours.

Welcome to your Tuesday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

A ceremony to mark the naming and commissioning for the new Naval Service ship, the LÉ Samuel Beckett is underway in Dublin.

Take a break from whatever you’re doing and see if you can spot Ireland amongst the breathtaking shots.

The Government is to unveil a redesigned Irish passport.

Ireland has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest ever Riverdance Line.

Over 7,000 people in hi-vis clothing took to the streets of the capital last night.

GAA supporters heading to the All-Ireland semi-final clash between Cork and Donegal tomorrow should give the East Link Bridge in Dublin a wide berth.

Jedward-mania hit the streets of Dublin as the pop duo carried the Olympic Torch through the capital.

Jedward-mania hit the streets of Dublin today as the pop duo carried the Olympic Torch through the city.

The Olympic Torch has crossed the border on an historic visit to the Republic today in a symbol of the peace process.

THE primary reason given for opposition to the Mater hospital site for the proposed National Children’s Hospital centres on traffic congestion in Dublin 7.

I AGREE with James McGrath (‘Big spender’, Letters, October 14) that among ministers who have nearly bankrupted the country, Noel Dempsey — currently in the Transport portfolio — holds a special place of honour among his peers for extravagant waste of taxpayers’ money.

Dublin’s stylish Grafton Street was today revealed as the public’s favourite thoroughfare in the capital.

I WISH to congratulate Peadar Ó Laoire (Letters, May 22) for highlighting the “daft” proposal to spend millions digging a rail tunnel connecting Heuston and Connolly stations in Dublin when, as he says, a virtually unused rail connection between the two stations already exists.

NO more, “Wading” for Godot on the River Liffey with the opening of the new Samuel Beckett Bridge.

Poet Seamus Heaney took a break from writing today to attend the opening of a landmark bridge named after fellow Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett.

A new 7km Dublin cycle path which the Government claims will be safer and mostly off-road has been given the green light, it emerged today.

A multi-storey floating bike-park on the River Liffey in Dublin is one of the ideas being peddled by the Green Party to make the capital a cyclists’ paradise.

ON May 10, a massive stretch of pre-cast roadway, topped by a huge, steel spike, arrived by barge at Dublin Port.

Dublin's newest bridge has successfully arrived in Dublin today.

Dublin’s newest bridge designed by world-famous architect Santiago Calatrava arrived in the capital today after a week-long sea journey from Holland.

A new bridge for the River Liffey is due to arrive at Dublin Port today after a week-long journey by sea from the Netherlands.

A ROW has broken out among Dublin councillors over a proposal to name the Dublin Port Tunnel in honour of Charles Haughey.