Kevin Callinan made an appearance on RTE's Six One yesterday to discuss pay and inflation. He reiterated the need for measures to be introduced to stabilise the current pay agreement. "Nobody intended 16 months ago on either side that the current agreement over 24 months could be 7-9% behind prices that's simply unsustainable." You can watch back the interview using RTE Player.

Joe Biden announced a further 800 million to be given to Ukraine in defence aid to fight Russia. The Deputy Mayor of Mariupol has said that his city no longer exists, such is the destruction that has been wrought upon it. 

Housholds that take in refugees could be paid up to 400 euro a month under new proposals being considered by the Government. It comes as more that 1,200 refugess are being housed in "dormitory-style accomodation" while as many as 8,000 refugess may be left with no accomodation by the end of the month.

Portugese prosecuters have named a suspect in the disappearance of Madeline McCann that occured 15 years ago. It is the first time a suspect has been named in the case sind both Kate and Gerry McCann were named suspect but later cleared. You can read the full story here.

Some HSE hospitals have called in debt collectors according to the Irish Independent. Around 40 million is owed from patients who discharged themselves from hospital without paying their bill.