Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his US counterpart Donald Trump that trade talks are making progress at the start of a two-day summit in Beijing, however, he warned that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path.

Ireland's national debt now stands at €200 billion and could reach €250bn by the 2030s, the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts will hear today.

Almost one-third of State IT projects commenced in the last two years have either gone over budget or are projected to do so.

Fianna Fáil MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has asked former taoiseach Bertie Ahern to consider issuing an apology following recent comments he made in relation to migration.

Labour MP Angela Rayner has said she has been cleared of deliberate wrongdoing in an investigation over her tax affairs, paving the way for a potential leadership bid amid uncertainty over British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's future.