Helen McEntee also said that she was ‘extremely concerned’ about the situation in Venezuela.

Catherine Connolly made the comments as she made a speech during the open ceremony of the Young Scientist exhibition.

Ireland is not taking a ‘softly softly’ approach over US intervention in Venezuela, the Irish deputy premier has said.

Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Ryan Riera Danello (17) from Stoneypark in Ballymote lost his life in the collision which occurred in Ballymote, Co Sligo at around 11.40am on Wednesday morning on the Ballymote to Tubbercurry Road.