Believed potential row has been brewing between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil about plans to include the structures in rent-a-room scheme

'Elderly person sent important application form containing sensitive personal details by registered post, only to be informed that it has been lost'

Meanwhile, transport minister Darragh O'Brien said he was 'taken aback' by a judge’s decision to ban a garda from driving following a pursuit with a scrambler bike

Accused is charged with escaping from custody as he was being taken into Cork Prison, and assault causing harm to a garda at Cork Prison on January 15

Mahya Ostovar is an Iranian political activist who has researched opposition movements in the country