The Taoiseach has warned that the British Government must drop its "red lines" if it wants to get changes to the Brexit deal.
Speaking to iNews, Leo Varadkar said that if the UK crashes out without a deal it will be a "consequence of decisions made in London."
It comes after the UK Cabinet Minister Michael Gove accused the EU of "refusing to negotiate."
Mr Varadkar has re-issued his invite for the UK Prime Minister to visit Dublin for talks on Brexit and Northern Ireland, “without preconditions.”
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The Irish teen who died in Lanzarote yesterday has been named locally as 15-year-old Mikey Leddy.
The 15-year-old from Navan died in hospital after falling from a wall in the early hours of Monday morning.
It happened in the town of Puerto del Carmen, where he was staying with family.
Navan councillor Padraig Fitzsimons described him as a lovely guy who will be missed by all his friends and family.
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The US president will today visit the two American cities that were hit by mass shootings over the weekend.
Donald Trump is expected to meet with law enforcement, victims and survivors in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas.
31 people were murdered and many others injured in the shootings.
He is likely to be greeted by protesters in Texas, many of whom blame him for encouraging a culture of hate and division in the US.
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The Labour Party is warning that the ‘rapid review’ into the latest CervicalCheck scandal has raised serious questions over the internal working of the Department of Health.
The report found that more than 4,000 women did not have their results properly communicated to them due to an IT glitch at a US lab.
Alan Kelly said the report highlights a breakdown in the relationship between the Department of Health and patient advocates.
He is also voicing concern about communication in the department – after it emerged the Health Minister was not informed when his staff became aware of the issue in April.
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Four-out-of-ten people in the workforce aged between 50 and 59-years-old have not been educated past Leaving Cert level.
A new report from the further education body SOLAS shows that the number of working people in that age bracket has increased by 5% to 425,000 in the last decade.
It calls for a renewed focus on up-skilling and further education for older workers in Ireland and urges employers to provide additional supports to staff in their 50s.
The body said there are many education options available to workers interested in learning new skills.
