Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe became the latest minister to refuse to confirm Government plans over third-level fees.

Michael Lowry, who is at the centre of a dispute that divided the Dáil, stuck two fingers up to members of the opposition as proceedings were adjourned amid chaotic scenes.

The Dáil speaking rights row looks set to escalate further after tense exchanges on Thursday afternoon

Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon accused the Government of ramming ‘undemocratic’ proposals through the Dail.

The Sinn Fein leader said the agency would ‘ensure cohesion’ around planning, sharing of information, and speedy decision-making.

A Sinn Féin TD has criticised the suggestion that the Government should influence the nomination of the chair of the influential scrutiny committee

‘If the world doesn’t take a stand there will be no Palestine left to recognise,’ Sinn Fein TD Matt Carthy said.

Kiea McCann and Dalava Mohammed were killed in a car crash on Monday night as they travelled to a Debs

The teenage girls killed in the N54 crash have been named as Dalava Mohammed, 16, and Kiea McCann, 17.

The public expenditure minister will make a statement to the Dail on Tuesday about the matter.

A deal between Irish forestry business Coillte and British investment firm Gresham House has been labelled "scandalous" and a "land grab" by critics

Opposition TDs have called on the Government to stop a "scandalous" deal between Coillte and a British investment fund