Judge Mahon describes corruption as endemic in Irish public life, but was limited to examining planning in Dublin.

Motorists are being warned to expect major traffic restrictions in Dublin city on Monday afternoon, during an address by the US President Barack Obama.

Car traffic around parts of Belfast’s City Hall will drop to two lanes to encourage motorists to bypass the city centre, it was revealed today.

Police in the North have arrested two men in connection with a £120,000 (€175,000) robbery at a Boots shop in Belfast city centre last year.

Belfast was hit by a wave of bomb alerts today which caused major disruption in the city centre.