Ireland is getting a 25-year loan to build social housing

AUDIO: The deal could see the country borrowing €300m

Taoiseach denies budget cutbacks led to prisoner's escape from Dublin hospital

Derek Brockwell was detained by PSNI in Belfast earlier this evening

Majority of Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the town of Debaltseve

Intense fighting has continued in Debaltseve despite a ceasefire deal

Banking Inquiry hears the financial regulator must accept responsibility for the banking collapse

Marco Buti also stated that a warning from the European Commission to Ireland in 2001 "went against the wind"

German finance minister: The Greeks are insulting countries like Ireland

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras | Image: © European Union

The influential politician is showing no sign of granting Greece any leeway