Company bosses across the country were urged today to ensure the health and safety of employees.

One man has died in what is understood to have been an industrial accident in Co Meath.

Thousands of commuters faced chaos this morning after the derailment of a freight train in north Co Dublin.

A man killed in a mining accident in Co Meath lost his brother in a similar tragedy years before, it emerged tonight.

The Health and Safety Authority is investigating the death of a worker at Tara Mines in Co Meath yesterday afternoon.

Workers at Tara Mines in Co Meath are meeting today to discuss new management proposals aimed at ending a long-running dispute over a range of issues.

SIPTU has welcomed the intervention of the Labour Court in the dispute at Tara Mines in Co Meath.

IRISH Rail is to pull out of its loss-making freight services which employ 250 people but insists no jobs will be put at risk.

The Central Statistics Office has revealed that the live register increased by 5,200 last month.