Today is the last full day for party members to vote on the programme for government.
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Green Party delegates are taking part in a postal vote to decide whether to back the three-party coalition.
All votes need to be received by Friday, when ballot papers will be counted and a result declared.
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More than 100 prisoners who are serving life sentences are under supervision in the community after being released from jail.
In total, over 8,900 men and nearly 1,400 women are being managed by the Probation Service.
The Probation Service has 35 community-based offices across the country, and it also has staff based in Ireland's 12 prisons.
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A leading medical professor claims lifting restrictions on air travel could cause a second wave of COVID-19 cases.
The Aviation Recovery Taskforce believes the government should end the 14-day quarantine and lift border restrictions next week.
However, Kingston Mills from Trinity College says examples elsewhere in the world show there could be another spike if all restrictions are lifted.
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82% of Irish adults are willing to download a contact tracing app to stop the spread of COVID-19.
A new survey from University of Limerick also finds that 98% understand the concept of contact tracing.
A similar app is being developed by the HSE, with details about its launch due later this week.
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A new €14 million fund to help Irish pubs reopen after COVID-19 has been announced by Diegeo, the owner of Guinness.
The scheme is part of a two-year global plan to aid recovery in the sector, including help to buy equipment and train staff.
