The Taoiseach will meet the European Council President in Dublin today, with just 10 days to go until the Brexit deadline.
Donald Tusk and Leo Varadkar's meeting comes ahead of a crucial summit of EU leaders later this week.
The British Prime Minister is expected to formally request an extension beyond the March 29th deadline.
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Theresa May's hopes of getting the deal through the UK parliament were dealt a blow yesterday.
House of Commons speaker John Bercow ruled it couldn't be voted on for a third time, unless it had significant changes.
Downing Street had suggested a potential vote on the deal again this week, if it could get enough support.
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Books of condolence have been opened across County Tyrone in memory of three young people who died in a crowd surge on Sunday night.
CCTV footage is being examined after teenagers were caught in a crush outside a disco in Cookstown.
The PSNI has asked parents to talk to their children about what has happened.
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New Zealand's prime minister has vowed not to give the man accused of shooting 50 people dead in a terror attack publicity.
Thirty people remain in hospital, nine of them in a critical condition.
A 28-year-old Australian has been charged with one count of murder after appearing in court at the weekend.
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Utrecht's police chief has confirmed the suspect in yesterday's tram shootings has been detained.
Three people were killed and five injured - some critically - in the central Dutch city.
Authorities aren't ruling out a terrorism motive.
