Nick Henderson did acknowledge that there had been an increase in people arriving from the North of Ireland seeking asylum because of the UK’s ‘Rwanda policy.’

The Tánaiste said that the effects of smartphones and social media sites on children is ‘the public health threat of our time’

The inquiry’s hearings in Belfast begin on Tuesday and will run for three weeks.

Out of 5,700 people identified for removal, 2,145 can be located for detention, an impact assessment says.

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It comes amid a row between the UK and Ireland over migrants travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and into the Irish State

It comes amid a row between the UK and Ireland over migrants travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and into the Irish State

Police looking for Leah Sloan/McCrea said they have located a body in the Inver River.

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights examined state actions during the conflict.

Cannabis worth over €600,000 has been seized in two separate operations in Dublin

The victim, aged 40, remains in a critical condition.

One local woman raised concerns that the hotel could be an Ibiza-style party venue on the site of the Waterside Bar in the village

The decisions were taken concerning former soldiers reported over the deaths of Annette McGavigan (14) and William McGreanery (41).

Cork County Council brought enforcement proceedings against Margaret Murphy Snr (75) and Margaret Murphy Jnr

Ainis Guzauskas and Eric Brils have launched High Court challenges against the constitutionality of the legislation under which they are charged

A former Scout leader raped his young cousin causing her to pass out and, 10 years later, sexually assaulted her two teenage sisters on a scouting trip.

The legislation has been opposed by all Northern Ireland political parties as well as victims’ organisations.

Last year, Ireland introduced legislation giving effect to an EU regulation on emergency intervention to address high energy prices

The proposed use of the Abbey Manor Hotel in Dromahair 'can go ahead', the judge said

Jordan Davis (22) was shot dead while pushing his four-month-old son in a pram in broad daylight five years ago.