Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has told the Dáil that he has confidence in the Minister for Justice, the Garda Commissioner and An Garda Síochána.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has signed the nation's new constitution into law.
The leadership of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation is to recommend its 32,000 members accept the revised Labour Relations Commission proposals on public sector pay.
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has denied using confidential garda information to damage a political opponent.
The European Parliament appears to be set to produce an Irish language version of its website.
The Data Protection Commissioner has said that Mick Wallace this afternoon lodged a complaint with his office about the disclosure of information received by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.
Advocacy group Justice for Magdalenes has announced the end of its political campaign.
Two teachers' unions have decided to re-enter negotiations on a revised Croke Park II agreement.
Legislation to establish a framework for Oireachtas inquiries will allow witnesses recoup legal costs if their good name is called into question.
Independent TD Mick Wallace has said that he is making a complaint to the Standards in Public Office Commission regarding comments made about him by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.
The Labour Relations Commission has issued a formal invitation to the three teachers' unions to engage in negotiations on a revision of the Croke Park II proposals.
Taiwan has said it will not meet with a special envoy from Manila, who it says has not been given enough authorisation by the Filipino government.
Sinn Féin has called on the Government to ensure the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.
Britain's Conservative Party today unveiled the question which will be posed in a referendum on Britain's future in Europe if David Cameron wins the next general election.
Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and looks set to form a stable government.
Talks at the Labour Relations Commission involving health sector unions and employers on proposals for a successor to the Croke Park deal have been adjourned.
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has been found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during the bloodiest phase of the country's 36-year civil war and sentenced to 80 years in prison.
Former Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan's party has enjoyed a late surge of support ahead of tomorrow's elections in Pakistan.
Minister for Health James Reilly was greeted with silence when he arrived at the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation conference in Letterkenny.
The Chairman of the Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants has warned that the impartiality of the civil service could not be guaranteed in future if the Government continued to unfairly target its members.