Fuel prices on forecourts have started to drop after the Government agreed to cut taxes on both diesel and petrol.

Israel and Iran exchanged airstrikes, as Iran's military rejected President Donald Trump's claim the US was in negotiations to end to the war which has roiled energy and financial markets, saying the US is negotiating with itself.

Children's Health Ireland has said that the new National Children's Hospital will open when it is safe to do so, and around seven months after it receives "the keys".

Follow live developments as the conflict in the Middle East continues and as US President Donald Trump said the US was making progress in its efforts to negotiate an end to the war, with reports of ⁠a 15-point plan sent to Tehran

RTÉ's North East Correspondent Laura Hogan travels to Navan, Co Meath, and Dundalk, Co Louth, and speaks to commuters who make the journey to Dublin using public transport.