-- "I’m happy with my position" councillor says when challenged by a local advocate. A Galway councillor, Cllr Shane Forde (Fine Gael), has vowed to block any future project to make roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists while he's still on the council. This morning he posted a photo of the September traffic on Castlepark Road on Facebook, and said: "This is the direct result of multiple traffic lights on the new scheme and the taking away of the slip lane at ATU.

'Nobody else will clear the drains - so I do it'

Increases in public transport fares for adults have been described as "absolutely unacceptable" by commuter groups.

Water testing reports from Co Limerick refinery show more than half its wells and streams contain contaminated water breaching Irish rules

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A judicial review is any case taken against any public body that may have broken the law — it's the separation of powers working as intended, writes Cathal Malone