The bitter and personal Dáil exchange between Leo Varadkar and Pearse Doherty last week grabbed plenty of headlines and similar rows are likely in the immediate future, according to a politics professor.

The Birmingham Yardley MP spoke at Glastonbury Festival.

Lead singer Kateryna Pavlenko said the festival at Worthy Farm is a ‘place for free people’.

Cllr Collins who represents the West Cork Electoral area succeeds Fianna Fáil councillor Gillian Coughlan as the new Mayor of the County of Cork. 

On Monday, controversial legislation will be given its second reading in the UK parliament

The number of homeless adults and children has risen above 10,000 for the first time since the pandemic began.

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said there must be a balance found in order to avoid “a stagflation situation”.

Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty said his party is calling for targeted measures to help people now.

The shadow foreign secretary claimed ‘EU partners’ had told them they would be more flexible with Labour in power.

Micheál Martin also accused Russian president Vladimir Putin of 'weaponising' food amid ongoing blockades of Ukrainian grain

The Minister for Foreign Affairs was addressing the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

The former taoiseach was speaking to the Institute of International and European Affairs.

Belfast Harbour has bounced back to pre-pandemic profit levels.

Stiller is a long-term Goodwill ambassador for UNHCR – the UN refugee agency.

Sinn Féin’s leader in Stormont said Boris Johnson’s plan to override parts of the protocol has ‘sounded alarm bells’ across Europe and America

The final round of the parliamentary elections is underway 

Northern Ireland has the longest hospital waiting lists in the UK and experts have warned the current structures are not sustainable.

The actor said he hoped to ‘share stories that illustrate the human impact of war and to amplify calls for solidarity’.

Kevin Cullinane, the group head of communications for Daa, the body that runs the airport, admitted they had got things “wrong” on Sunday.

The funding aims to support the continued regeneration of rural towns and villages to ensure they are vibrant places for people to live and work.

“There are a lot of unhappy GPs out there and hospital staff, as well as a good proportion of the population.”

This opening statement by Taoiseach Micheál Martin on his appearance before the Working Group of Committee Chairs last week outlined the challenges ahead for his Government

“If this law had been in place last year, we would have gotten a full redundancy and we wouldn’t have had to strike for 406 days." 

The Dublin Bay South TD, who grew up in Cork, made the comments when speaking to reporters during a visit to Cork yesterday.

Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire described the result as “historic”, noting Cork would have a claim to the first minister title when it comes to pass.

“The Sisters of Charity either sell the land to the State — and that’s infinitely the preferred option — or else there is a very transparent, clear, unambiguous, and straightforward, simple statement that holds up to legal scrutiny." 

Cllr Coakley announced her resignation at a Fine Gael AGM last night

Under a coalition deal that saw Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party form a government in 2020, Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar is due to return to the role of Taoiseach in December.

Mr Martin said: “I have expressed my warmest congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his decisive victory in today’s French Presidential election."

President Michael D Higgins led the commemorations. 

He said few people had left such a “rich political legacy” as the former Fianna Fail TD, who has died at the age of 86

Dr Tony Holohan said on Saturday he will not go ahead with the secondment after the Government was dogged by questions over the move, including why his salary was to be funded by the Department of Health

The Taoiseach made the comments in a statement to mark the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, which he said was a “seismic milestone” which needed to be protected.

Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr Linda Doyle, said: "This is a huge loss for Ireland's education sector, and for all the students who would have learned so much from Dr Holohan's experience."

Micheál Martin said the appointment should wait until he receives a report from Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly on Monday

Mr Coveney had to leave the event organised by the John and Pat Hume Foundation in north Belfast on March 25.

In a historic address to the Irish parliament, he said Ireland has supported Ukraine from the first days of the war.

Ms O’Sullivan’s comments came as Family Carers Ireland launched its report “Care at Home – Costs of Care Arising from Disability”, which looks at the additional direct costs faced by caring households.

The exercise, which usually takes place every five years, was postponed last year due to the pandemic.

As of 28 February there are 733 Garda members assigned to Garda Stations in Cork City, an increase of 12.6% since the end of 2015.

He said that politicians “wax lyrical” about the injustice of the State forcing private citizens to go to the courts to vindicate their rights

Speaking this morning, Mr Martin also poured cold water on the possible reintroduction of a mandatory mask mandate.

PSNI assistant chief constable Mark McEwan said a van driver was threatened by two gunmen and forced to drive a device, which he believed to be a live bomb, to Holy Cross church.

It would bring Ireland’s total contribution to €22 million. 

More than 500 amendments were proposed for the plan. 

The new councillor replaces Katie Murphy who previously served the Bantry-West Cork electoral area. 

His comments come after Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he will not go back into the Stormont Executive until the matter of the protocol is dealt with.

The measure, introduced amid concerns about growing pressures on the cost of living, will last until August 31.

Security has been bolstered at the embassy in Dublin following Monday's incident.

“The Russian invasion of Ukraine moves the cost of living crisis to another level now. The price of bread will rise, the price of groceries will rise, the cost of heating and fuel will rise.”