Fianna Fáil calls on Enda Kenny to take part in face to face debate
The Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has challenged the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to a face to face debate.
Mr Martin was speaking following Mr Kenny's national conference speech last night.
Memos reveal how Brian Lenihan was warned of the economic crash
Secret government memos have shown how the economy was mismanaged at the start of the economic crash.
The documents, obtained by the Sunday Independent, reveal how the coalition of Brian Cowen kept spending and failed to heed warnings.
Three weather warnings issued for wind and ice
An orange wind warning is in place for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick.
Meanwhile a yellow wind warning is also in place for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tipperary and Waterford, and there is a yellow warning for snow and ice in Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo.
Families of schoolgirls thought to have run away to Syria plead for their return
The families of three British teenagers thought to have run away to Syria have come together to plead with the girls to come home.
Abase Hussen clutched a teddy bear in a Chelsea FC jersey as he said his family was "completely different now" since his daughter Amira Abase, 15, disappeared along with Shamima Begum, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16.
VIDEO: Behind the scenes of the Academy Awards
Image: AMPAS
It is the culmination of months of campaigning and a night when the film industry celebrates while the world watches and marvels at the spectacle.
The 2015 Academy Awards will be handed out tonight.
