Cathal Crowe made the remarks during a Dail session to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill said on Friday she would not attend St Patrick's Day events at the White House in protest over President Donald Trump's position on Gaza.

A TUV councillor likened an Irish TD’s mindset as “strikingly similar” to Russian President Vladimir Putin, after a speech the politician made at the Dail.

Carla Ward's reign as Republic of Ireland manager gets off to a winning start as her side beat Turkey 1-0 in the Women's Nations League.

UK-based recipe-kit company Gousto is to expand into Ireland, with plans to create more than 30 jobs this year. The service will be offered through the Gousto.ie website, with the company working with local partners in Ireland to fulfil orders, including Bond Freeze and DPD for delivery.

Founded in 1999 as a result of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, Foras na Gaeilge is a cross-border body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the island of Ireland. Around a quarter of its funding is from the Stormont Executive and around three-quarters is from the government in the Republic of Ireland.

New rules have been introduced to prevent Northern Ireland from being used as a route to smuggle international food products into Great Britain.

The Republic of Ireland go down to a 4-0 defeat by a clinical Slovenia side in their second Uefa Women's Nations League game.