Mairia Cahill

This evening Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald slammed a blog post that claimed Mairia Cahill was engaged in a “year long sexual liaison” with her abuser.

The controversy continues to rage and Sinn Féin will be aiming to make it through tomorrow with minimal attention before the bank holiday weekend.

GSOC investigating incident on M7

At time of writing the Garda Ombudsman is investigating a crash on the M7. Newstalk will have updates on the situation later this evening and on Newstalk Breakfast tomorrow morning.

Deaths of elderly couple in Donegal

Gardai are still holding a 42 year old male in connection with the deaths of an elderly couple in Donegal.