A strike by 10,000 health support workers will not go ahead today as previously planned.

The planned 24-hour stoppage has been called off to allow for talks at the Workplace Relations Commission.

The discussions, over the implementation of pay-rises for workers, are due to get under way later this afternoon.

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Facebook and Twitter have been ordered to appear before a judge at the Central Criminal Court this morning.

It follows an order made yesterday for them to remove any material that might identify the two boys convicted of murdering Ana Kriegel.

Lawyers for one of the boys contacted the DPP’s office amid concerns that photos were being posted and shared online.

Because of their ages, the boys’ identities are protected by court order and by statute for the rest of their lives.

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By the end of today there will be just two candidates left in the Conservative leadership contest.

Tory MPs will vote twice later to whittle down the four remaining hopefuls.

Boris Johnson topped the latest ballot yesterday, followed by Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove and Sajid Javid.

Rory Stewart was eliminated from the contest.

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The ESRI says the Government should consider increasing taxes to prevent the economy from overheating.

A new analysis by the institute says the domestic economy is now "effectively operating at full capacity".

Growth is expected to continue next year, but at a reduced rate.

However, the ESRI warns that any tax increases may have to be re-examined if there's a no-deal Brexit.

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A two-day summit gets underway in Brussels today, focused on filling top EU jobs.

European leaders, including Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, will consider who will be appointed to roles such as European Commission President and President of the European Central Bank.

New post-holders are scheduled to be in place by the first of November, although there are continuing political disagreements among the different factions within the EU over who should be appointed to the roles.