The Government has billed the spending and tax measures as focusing on the most vulnerable in society

The Irish Times reported on Thursday that she submitted a claim under the Parliamentary Activities Allowance for €3,691 related to “Syria” in her statements to the Standards in Public Office (Sipo) Commission for 2018.

The Alliance Party leader described the incident as ‘bullying and intimidation’.

The state's gender based violence agency, Cuan, has funded the refurbishment of the building and will support operational costs

There was a 75 per cent rise in demand for support services from women impacted by prostitution and trafficking last year

A man in his 50s was arrested and conveyed to a Garda Station in Cork City.

Police have urged the public not to share a distressing image from the scene in Newry which has been circulating.

The lengthy meeting involved “frank, open, honest, robust, clearing of the air”, he told Newstalk Breakfast.

Ian Paisley said in a new BBC podcast that while he was open to conversations, he emphasised his identity is British.

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Ruth Lawrence, who is originally from Clontarf, is accused of the murder of Anthony Keegan (33) and Eoin O'Connor (32)

Annual asking price inflation has softened to its lowest rate in almost two year, latest quarterly house price report from MyHome

The Fianna Fáil parliamentary party met in private on Wednesday night after Mr Gavin’s dramatic withdrawal.

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16 properties were searched in Dublin, Meath, Westmeath, Laois, and Offaly as part of an investigation into organised crime gangs.

High Court hears plea from man separated from child for more than 580 days

Prosecution senior counsel, Donal O’Sullivan, said that the case of the state is that the men killed Mr Quilligan in a “joint enterprise"

Tom O'Shea allegedly overturned the tree trimming machine with the operator still inside, using his own digger

However the Justice Minister said it is ‘not an immediate concern for me’.

Examinership allows court-appointed examiners up to 100 days to devise a rescue plan for a troubled company