Luas workers are being urged to come up with a new pay claim this weekend.
Another 48 hour strike is underway in the capital in the long running dispute between Transdev and its employees.
Management say they're open to a new pay proposal for drivers - as long as it's reasonable - after the most recent deal at the Workplace Relations Commission was rejected by them.
Fianna Fail's Transport spokesperson Timmy Dooley says a task force should be established to bring about a resolution.
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US President Barack Obama says the threat from terrorists trying to launch a nuclear attack that would “change our world” is real.
He told a summit of world leaders in Washington that if the so-called Islamic State got a nuclear weapon it'd be “one of the greatest threats to global security”.
102 countries have agreed to make their nuclear sites more secure
The US president told world leaders that Islamic State's video surveillance of a Belgian nuclear scientist was a clear statement of intent.
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The acting Taoiseach says the decision of voters has led to a sense of liberty for politicians.
Enda Kenny says the way politics is conducted here will “never be the same again” as a result of February's vote.
Negotiations between a variety of groupings of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil and Independent TD’s will resume on Monday.
Speaking last night Mr Kenny said his party would now work towards developing a foundation document for a partnership government.
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A forensic examination will be carried out at the scene of a fatal workplace accident at a quarry in Gorey county Wexford today.
Investigators from the Health and Safety Authority as well as Gardaí are attempting to find out what led to the death of a 45-year-old man yesterday.
It's understood the local man had been driving a digger when he was fatally injured.
He has been removed to University Hospital Waterford where a post mortem will be carried out.
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People are being urged to speak with their families about their organ donation wishes.
Around 550 people in Ireland are waiting for life-saving transplants on this organ donor awareness week.
29-year-old Aoife Murray from Dublin was diagnosed with Auto Immune Hepatitis when she was just 12 years old - she received a new liver in October.
Aoife is urging you to have a conversation about donation with your family.
