A Fine Gael Senator's constituency office has been damaged by vandals in Cork city.

Gardaí are satisfied with the rate of progress of their murder investigation into the killing of student Cameron Blair and played down fears that one of the alleged suspects had left the country.

Two men arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Dublin on Friday have been released without charge.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has rejected his party is “panicked” by a weekend opinion poll, which has Fine Gael 12 points behind Fianna Fáil.

The body of a man has been found in County Louth.

A Meath County Councillor has admitted that he has "never been as scared in his life" after being verbally abused and spat at by a gang of intimidating youths.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has declared it a “farce” that she is being excluded from the RTÉ leaders head-to-head debate in the wake of a Sunday Times poll which puts her party within the margin of error of being the second largest in the country.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin has insisted the General Election race is “neck and neck”, despite the first opinion poll of the campaign showing a 12-point lead for his party.

The party's justice spokesperson Martin Kenny says there are clear issues with the Special Criminal Court:

She is currently being detained at Athlone Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.