Ireland’s childcare sector is facing its first ever nationwide review into fees, as authorities move to identify creches that may be overcharging parents.
MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland have been ordered to pay damages to RTÉ Northern Editor Vincent Kearney after a tribunal found they illegally accessed his phone data in attempts to identify confidential journalistic sources.
A delegation of politicians has raised concerns about the trial of Dublin man Daniel Tatlow-Devally in Germany, and the manner of his detention, calling for an observer to be sent by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Irish Rail is to announce plans for the expansion of the rail line between Dublin Connolly and Malahide from two tracks to four.
A nationwide hosepipe ban has come into effect and is expected to last until the 26th of August.
Presented by Andrew McNair.
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