The junior minister with responsibility for housing has said he expects local authorities across the country to step up to their responsibilities when it comes to providing Traveller accommodation.

The election campaign descended into a shouting match today as Michael McDowell clashed with the Green’s John Gormley on a south Dublin street.

A TEENAGER in a coma in hospital after being found unconscious by the side of the road, had no obvious marks to his body that would suggest he was the victim of an assault, gardaí said last night.