Coalition leaders have decided that the eviction ban will not be extended and will begin to lapse as planned at the end of this month.

Gardai will take a “day of action” in a row over proposed rosters and plan to march to their headquarters next week in protest. The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors met in Athlone, Co Westmeath, yesterday for a special delegate conference and was mandated to make the move.

France are preparing for nationwide strikes as rubbish collectors, utility workers and train drivers are taking action to show their anger at a bill raising the retirement age to 64.

Practical guidelines should be put in place for public bodies around advance payments, according to a new report from the Comptroller and Auditor General into the purchase by the HSE of ventilators during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Members of the public are being urged to proceed with caution this morning as freezing conditions overnight have created hazardous conditions in many parts of the country.

RTÉ has apologised to Radio One listeners after there was an unscheduled disruption during the Morning Ireland programme this morning. The technical issue arose about 15 minutes into the broadcast and in the middle of an interview with Political reporter Micheál Lehane about the eviction ban.  There was dead air for over 20 seconds, before After the Fire by the Lost Brothers began playing.