Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton has said nobody can predict whether Ireland will need access to the European Stability Mechanism, the EU's new bailout fund.
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said he does not expect agreement on eurobonds at tomorrow's EU summit.
The Frontline debate on the Fiscal Treaty
The Government insists its position is clear despite comments from Minister Richard Bruton, who indicated the Government may seek to have a second referendum on the Fiscal Treaty if it is rejected.
Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to visit Ireland next month, as part of her first trip abroad in 24 years.
The Tánaiste has said it is more likely that Ireland would have to avail of another round of emergency funding from the troika if the fiscal treaty is rejected.
A new poll suggests that the two parties in Government have lost support.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said Greece's exit from the eurozone can definitely be prevented but that it was up to Greece to abide by its agreements.
The head of the eurozone finance ministers, Jean-Claude Juncker, has dismissed suggestions that Greece may be forced out of the euro as "nonsense and propaganda".
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has described comments from Finance Minister Michael Noonan about Greece as "flippant" and "simplistic".
The State company which ran the National Aquatic Centre should never have pursued an eight-year legal battle with the former operator of the centre, according to a report.
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has said that half of the total money raised by the sale of State assets will be used directly for job creation.
President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Enda Kenny and several members of the cabinet have attended the annual state commemoration of the 1916 Rising at Arbour Hill in Dublin.
Fine Gael Councillor Therese Ridge has confirmed that she has lodged an appeal against the removal of the party whip and potential expulsion.
Taxi drivers have rejected allegations that green lights are used to show that the driver is Irish.