There's been a further split in the Green Party with TDs and Senators passing a vote calling on party chairperson Hazel Chu to step aside.
The parliamentary party last night backed a motion for her to quit while she contests the Seanad elections.
Dublin's Lord Mayor is running as an Independent, after the Greens decided not to put forward any candidate.
Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron announced as the station's A New Local Hero finalists
With Irish Music Month underway, the good news is continuing to roll in for rising stars across the nation, with more than eighty artists being named as local finalists in the national search for A New Local Hero over the coming weeks. Here are Sunshine 106.8's four picks: Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron.
Andrea Hayes talks with Brian Redmond from RTE One's Dancing with the Stars Show
Pat Shortt in conversation with Sunshine 106.8's Joe Harrington
