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Minister for Agriculture and Defence Simon Coveney has said he expects a government will be in place by Thursday. Mr Coveney told RTE he hoped Fine Gael can agree a deal with independents over the next few days.

Caretaker Taoiseach Enda Kenny has declared a new minority government could be “signed off tonight or tomorrow morning”. His Fine Gael party is locked in talks with two factions of Independents to form an administration, more than two months after the country went to the polls.

Gerry Adams has been forced to apologise for using the N-word in a reference to a Quentin Tarantino film about black slavery in America. The Sinn Fein leader has admitted his controversial tweet – later removed from his Twitter account – was inappropriate but defended his comparison of the treatment of Irish nationalists to African… Continue reading Gerry Adams apologises for using N-word in tweet

People in Ireland with more free time plan to take more foreign holidays, a survey suggested. Nearly one in three will take more overseas breaks now than five years ago, an AA Travel Insurance poll said.

Campaigners are alarmed at a surge in HIV cases in Ireland after they jumped by more than third over the last five years. Almost 500 people were diagnosed as living with the infection last year – up from 372 on the previous year.

Doubts are being cast on a new Irish government being formed this week despite a groundbreaking deal between the country’s two largest parties. Key figures being wooed by the biggest party Fine Gael to enter a minority coalition have warned “stumbling blocks” could push negotiations back for at least another week.

The Irish naval vessel LE Roisin has left Ireland for search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean. The ship departed Haulbowline in Cork at midday.

A man walking in north Dublin was killed when he was hit by a van, gardai have said. The incident happened on Thursday night at around 11.15pm on Finglas Road.

The owner of British Airways boosted profits on the back of its takeover of Aer Lingus, despite the effects of the Brussels terror attacks. International Airlines Group (IAG) said its operating profit jumped more than five times to 155 million euro in the three months to the end of March compared with a year ago,… Continue reading BA owner's profits soar after Aer Lingus deal despite Brussels attacks impact

Gardai investigating an allegation about the death of a newborn baby in the 1970s are to search a house in Dublin. The search warrant was executed at the property in the south of the city on Thursday evening.