An inquest into the Carrickmines fire has returned verdicts of misadventure in relation to the ten deaths, while the the jury recommended a national bravery award to the then 14-year-old youth who rescued a four-year-boy.

A leading campaigner for Travellers has claimed the housing situation for the travelling community has got much worse since the Carrickmines tragedy in 2015.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that without a Brexit Withdrawal Agreement it would become difficult to prevent border infrastructure in Ireland.

A group of transgender activists have staged a protest at RTÉ's Donnybrook campus over the inclusion of Graham Linehan in a Prime Time programme on transgender issues.

Three men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a father of two in Cork last year.