Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin also said it was unlikely that a new administration would be formed before Christmas.

The Chancellor suggested the risk of economic shocks meant she could not guarantee there would be no further tax rises.

Defendants are “taking advantage” of criminal court backlogs with delays leaving victims facing a three-year wait for some trials to start, the country’s top prosecutor has warned. Director of Public ...

The ban, which will come into effect in October 2025, will mean ‘unhealthy’ products cannot be advertised before the watershed.