Nick Delehanty held a media event for his campaign on Tuesday.

Professor Mathew Sadlier also told a Festival of Politics event that ‘societal change’ is needed around children’s use of smartphones.

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy said Catherine Connolly is the ‘best-positioned progressive left candidate’ to stop Fine Gael or Fianna Fail.

DUP MLA Trevor Clarke said councillors from his party are pressing for similar investigations in other areas.

The former Scottish first minister stressed the issue is one for people in Northern Ireland to decide.

A small number of youngsters are expected to receive healthcare in the region.

Micheál Martin attended a virtual meeting of the coalition of the willing in support of Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday.

It comes after Natasha Rooney expressed disappointment at a lack of justice for her son Sean, who was killed in Lebanon in 2022.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin reacted in Dublin on Monday following the announcement on Sunday

Mr Higgins wrote to the Arraiolos Group, an informal organisation representing presidents of EU countries which meets once a year.

Peter Burke said ‘the devil is in the detail’ of the trade agreement finalised on Sunday.

The EU is set to face 15 per cent tariffs on most of its goods including cars, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals entering America rather than a 30 per cent levy previously threatened by the US President.

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To be set out on Tuesday, the National Development Plan will include up to €30 billion in additional capital expenditure for infrastructure.

The former Labour party leader said ‘one should always keep one’s options open’, when asked if would rule out a bid for the role.

Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae could be a "dark horse" in the presidential race, according to former minister Ivan Yates

In a call with Micheál Martin, the UK prime minister had what was described as a ‘constructive discussion’ on dealing with the legacy of the conflict

There were tetchy scenes before the Dáil's summer recess as Tánaiste Simon Harris and Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty clashed over cost-of-living supports

The three-judge division of the High Court is hearing the case, brought by Sinn Fein TD Pa Daly.

The Government believes the labels are likely to become unnecessary when the UK and EU finalise a new agrifood deal.

Avon and Somerset Police said a senior detective has been appointed to lead the investigation.

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the findings will ‘help us plan better’.

Simon Harris also said he wants to put pressure on the other 26 European countries to consider banning trade with occupied Palestinian territories.

The Tánaiste said that a cessation in violence allows for diplomacy and dialogue.

It follows a decision by Government to opt for fresh legislation instead of progressing the Occupied Territories Bill, first tabled in 2018.

Three Irish citizens and their dependents have left the country after the US joined bombing raids.

Simon Harris said the EU ‘has a role to play in charting a way forward’.

The Tánaiste said he spoke to a ‘really angry’ Iranian foreign minister on Sunday.

Simon Harris said a negotiated solution is needed on Tehran’s nuclear capabilities.

EU countries including Ireland had called for an agreement with Israel to be reviewed to see if human rights clauses had been breached.

The Garda Commissioner ‘met obligations’ around informing the Justice Minister about an undercover operation prior to a shooting, a spokesman said.

Micheál Martin said ‘dialogue is the way to resolve the nuclear issue in terms of Iran’.

Rent pressure zones have been extended nationwide following the signing of emergency legislation into law by President Michael D Higgins.

James Browne said he was committed to enacting a ‘step change’ in his department.

Paul Murphy said he went to retrieve his confiscated phone from a Cairo police station but was prevented from leaving

Simon Harris said the EU will have to discuss working together to evacuate its citizens from Israel and Iran.

Simon Harris was speaking after being in touch with European counterparts.

WEEE Ireland is calling for greater awareness of recycling electronic devices as consumption increases.

More than half of Irish people (53 per cent) say their favourite thing to talk about over a cup of tea is friends and family

The partner of Paul Murphy, who was detained in Egypt, has called on Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister to make a statement on the matter.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he had a ‘glass half full’ approach to AI, but said it will change the nature of work.

Paul Murphy has said he is among several people detained by Egyptian authorities while on a march to Gaza.

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris said further escalation would risk ‘regional spillover’.