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Transport and Energy Minister Darragh O’Brien said Micheál Martin was on government business

Micheál Martin has rejected claims he has spent too much time abroad since he became Taoiseach in January this year

The Minister of Foreign Affairs was commenting as talks between US, Ukrainian and European officials took place in Geneva.

A week into her term Catherine Connolly presented Hildegarde Naughton with a seal of office.

More than €50 million will be committed for the cross-border projects.

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe is to step down to take up a position at the World Bank

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Micheál Martin said political extremism was a ‘threat to our society’

Micheal Martin has come under pressure for his role in backing Jim Gavin to be the party’s candidate in the race.

O’Donovan told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that the comments had given him 'food for thought'

Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne has said Taoiseach Micheál Martin needs to bring more urgency to delivering on critical infrastructure

Bookies have slashed odds on Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan being the next Fianna Fáil leader amid pressure on Taoiseach Micheál Martin

Catherine Connolly has been officially inaugurated as the President of Ireland

One member of the public attached a drawing of Michael Collins with the text: 'To think that Michael Collins left his bike against the wall and that was good enough for him.'

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The Taoiseach has said he is confident the Fianna Fáil presidential campaign review will be completed next week

Micheál Martin delivered a speech to the UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil on Thursday.

James Browne said the ‘final touches’ were being put on the plan.

Tánaiste Simon Harris said it was ‘frustrating’ that Fine Gael’s candidate was asked about Mr Yates’ smear comments while he was being paid by another party.

There is a limit to what Ireland can do for immigrants, the Tánaiste said, as he claimed people wanted to ‘shut down debate’ on the matter.

Former Fine Gael Minister and political commentator Ivan Yates provided services to Fianna Fáil's presidential candidate Jim Gavin

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan warned of ‘serious consequences’ for the attack.

The Irish Refugee Council is condemning "in the strongest possible terms the horrific arson attack on people seeking protection in Drogheda"

A number of people had to be rescued from the building in Drogheda on Friday night.

They included three children under 10 years of age.

Last year, then-taoiseach Simon Harris announced an enhanced health package for survivors.

Tánaiste Simon Harris, the Foreign Affairs Minister, said migration was ‘too high’ in Ireland.

The Taoiseach responded to criticisms from some members that he does not listen to his party’s grassroots.

‘I’ve always engaged with backbenchers, my door is always open to people if they want to engage and discuss,’ the Taoiseach said.

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin should be having meetings every Monday morning with organisations like Uisce Eireann, the ESB and approved housing bodies to keep pressure on them about the delivery of services necessary for more homes to be built.

John McGuinness said party members were ‘disappointed by the lack of selection process’ in the presidential election.

The race for the Áras is a two-horse race between Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys.

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns expressed concerns that asylum seekers living in the Citywest Hotel had been left ‘terrorised’ by the disorder.

Five men have so far been charged with public order offences following violent clashes outside the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Tuesday night.

It is ‘shocking’ that the cost of groceries is increasing at roughly three times the headline rate of price inflation, the Dáil has heard.

A 26-year-old man appeared in court on Tuesday in relation to the alleged incident in Saggart.

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The poll showed that combined support for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, at 35 per cent, is at a historic low.

Stormont deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly voiced opposition to the move.

Catherine Connolly said she had ‘no control’ over who she met on the trip and noted Micheal Martin personally met Bashar Assad.

The Tanaiste’s comments came after Fine Gael candidate for the Irish presidency suggested a Stormont parliament could be retained in a united Ireland.

A Minister of State has said the Government is still "trying desperately" to ensure services are included in the Occupied Territories Bill

The UK Government has put forward new legislation aimed at dealing with the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict.

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has insisted he "could have won" the presidency

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the presidential election is still "all to play for"

Ministers from both sides of the border will discuss co-operation on emergency planning on Friday.

The amount of services imported from the Occupied Palestinian Territories ‘is not huge’, the Taoiseach has said.

Retail electricity prices in Ireland are three times higher than wholesale prices.

Mr Martin also said he was ‘glad to see that that has been resolved’ in relation to Mr Gavin reportedly repaying his former tenant.