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It follows reports the projects could be delayed for a number of years.

There’s been criticism across the political divide about a demonstration held outside Leo Varadkar’s home on Sunday.

Local representatives are to meet Irish Water today over water issues in Gorey and Dublin.

Companies are being told they must ensure that public health precautions are in place for staff going back to workplaces from today.

Fianna Fáil says serious safety concerns by air traffic controllers "cannot be whitewashed" by the Irish Aviation Authority.

President Michael D Higgins says he won't attend a church service to commemorate the centenary of Northern Ireland and partition because it is political in nature.

There's bad news for Aer Lingus cabin crew who rejected a restructuring deal.

Details of new variable speed limits on Dublin's M50 will be announced this morning.

Two men have been charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee.

The Government is to consider putting limits on the length of probation someone has to serve when starting a new job.

Analysis of data on the Covid-19 pandemic shows that only 10 percent of people who died from the virus were treated in ICU.

One of Ireland's largest teachers unions says it is too soon to change the rules for children who are close contacts of a confirmed Covid 19 case.

The Sláintecare Implementation Advisory Council will meet with the Health Minister later over the resignations of two senior members.

The future of the DUP's involvement in power-sharing at Stormont could be decided at a special meeting of the party's executive later.

The European Parliament has formally approved the 5 billion euro Brexit adjustment fund, with a fifth allocated to Ireland.

Minister Simon Coveney survived a confidence motion in the Dáil last night

In a letter to the Taoiseach, MacSharry said Fianna Fáil positioning and policy is being determined in an undemocratic, totalitarian way.

A 20-year-old motorcyclist has died in a crash in Dublin city centre.

Four men have been arrested in connection with the murder of the journalist Lyra McKee.

The Foreign Affairs Minister will face a no confidence motion in the Dail this evening over the Katherine Zappone controversy.

The government's Budget plans appear to be "at the limit" of what's prudent, according to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council.

The Chief Medical Officer says the possibility of further Covid-19 restrictions can't be ruled out in the future.

The Minister for Health, Wicklow T.D. Stephen Donnelly met with the former Executive Director of the Sláintecare implementation group yesterday evening.

The remains of one of the infant boys at the centre of the Kerry Babies scandal were exhumed yesterday for a forensic examination.

Two teenage boys are being treated in hospital after being stabbed in Dublin City Centre last night.

The Chair of the South-Southwest Hospital group has resigned, saying 'much needed reform' has not been delivered.

The Chief Medical Officer has re-iterated that children should not go to school if they're displaying Covid symptoms.

The head of the HSE's test and trace programme says all available capacity's being utilised to deal with the huge volumes presenting for a Covid-19 test.

The Foreign Affairs Minister is facing mounting calls from the opposition to resign, ahead of a no confidence motion in the Dail tomorrow.

There are calls for the State pension to be increased by 15 euro per week in next month's budget.

Garth Brooks is reportedly close to agreeing a deal for three gigs in Dublin next September.

Leo Varadkar has admitted it's been a bad summer for his party as Fine Gael slumps in the polls.

South Dublin councillors have agreed to sell land to a private developer to build more than 500 social and affordable homes.

A European Court in Luxembourg is holding a hearing today, which may have an effect on convicted killer  Graeme Dwyer's attempts to overturn his conviction.

The Labour Parliamentary Party heads to Athy in Kildare today for its annual September think-in ahead of the new Dáil term.

The Fine Gael Parliamentary Party will gather in Trim Co. Meath today for a two-day conference, in advance of the Dail re-convening on Wednesday.

The Health Minister is coming under further pressure  to explain the circumstances which led to the Slaintecare resignations.

Any change to close contact rules for school children would put them at unnecessary risk of Long Covid, according to an infectious disease expert.

Sinn Fein is to table a motion of no-confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney in the Dáil next week.

Pieta House is encouraging people to start conversations about mental health.

Ireland has the highest incidence rate of Covid-19 in the EU, despite falling case numbers.

Fianna Fail TD John McGuinness has called on party leader Micheal Martin to step down.

The Health Minister, Wicklow T.D. Stephen Donnelly is being asked to explain why two senior officials resigned from the Sláintecare programme

The INTO is calling for the government to set up a public awareness campaign to help stop the spread of Covid-19 in schools.

Gardai say they are yet to establish a motive into the suspected murder suicide, which has left three people dead in North Kerry.

A Fianna Fail backbencher believes the party has confidence in the Foreign Affairs Minister.

The DUP will outline its next steps in a campaign to remove the Northern Ireland Protocol later.

Wildfires raged in Howth for six weeks this summer, damaging up to 30 acres of land.

Three people are dead following a suspected double murder suicide in Co Kerry.

A hacked e-mail account of a Dun laoghaire Rathdown Councillor sparked an IT alert in the Houses of the Oireachtas yesterday.

Five people remain in Garda custody this morning following a major operation by Gardai in Limerick.

The Covid-19 vaccine uptake in the 12-15 year olds is being described as  disappointing.

The Taoiseach has admitted the approach and process around the selection of Katherine Zappone as a UN Special Envoy was wrong.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says overcrowding in hospitals again cannot be tolerated.

A teenager in Spain is demanding three million euro in compensation after learning she was swapped at birth with another child.

The top two rates drop by €50, while people receiving €250 per week will now get the normal jobseeker's rate.

Tens of thousands of Leaving Cert students in Wicklow and throughout the country will get a first round offer from the CAO today.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs is due before an Oireactas committee this morning as the controversy continues over the appointment of Katherine Zappone to a special envoy role.

A consultant in infectious diseases says the number of Covid patients in hospital could continue to rise, despite falling case numbers.

Some parts of the country could see temperatures hit as high as 27 degrees today.

Strict new standards are to be introduced for all domestic solid fuels from next year.

Former Debenhams workers have accepted an offer of a three million euro training, upskilling and business start-up fund.

Jonathan Dowdall, with an address on the Navan Road in Dublin, was brought before the Special Criminal Court this morning.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is recommending the suspension be lifted, and that it be used on everyone over 18.

The funding is being given to projects in areas including the north and south inner city, Dundrum, Balbriggan, and Adamstown.

The Garda Commissioner is to look again at the resourcing of public order units and push for the early vaccination of gardai against Covid 19.

In a joint statement issued last night, the football associations here, Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland welcomed backing from the UK government for the bid, describing it as an "incredible opportunity".

19 counties had an increase in vacant business premises in the final three months of last year.

Wicklow County Council has rejected a claim that boxing coach Pete Taylor should be granted an injunction, preventing the council from terminating either his or Bray Boxing Club’s legal interest in a premises previously used by them at the harbour in Bray.

Members of the public are being asked to give their input on a Masterplan for Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains National Park. 

Dublin Airport is seeking contractors as part of expansion plans worth up to €50 million.

A former teacher at Terenure College in Dublin has been jailed for eight years for abusing 23 boys at the private school between 1973 and 1990.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee's recommending that any currently authorised Covid 19 vaccine can be given to adults of all ages, including those aged 70 and older.

New laws on mandatory hotel quarantine have now passed all stages in the Oireachtas.

Gardai are reminding people they will continue to patrol public amenities and parks to ensure compliance with public health guidelines.

It makes Ireland the world leader in share of the grid from onshore wind energy.

Six people died on Irish roads last month despite a significant drop off in traffic volume.