A new €56m funding round for cross-border initiatives is expected to be brought to Cabinet by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris.
It is understood the funding, under the Shared Island Initiative, will be allocated to enhance transport links, the arts, emergency response capacity, research, biodiversity and public amenities.
Coimisiún na Meán is to receive €14m to support cross-border reporting, on an ongoing basis, with both an additional sound and vision programme as well.
There will also be funding for a new PSO (Public Service Obligation) air route Dublin and Derry which will begin operating in 2026.
It is hoped it will significantly improve access between the northwest and Dublin, and drive economic growth.
Almost €6m will be provided to emergency services to further strengthen cooperation and capacity - with funding of joint training of fire services from across Ireland.
There will also funding for the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan which backs projects to help pollinators, such as native bees, thrive and survive.
Meanwhile, the level of Government investment in sports clubs around the country is expected to be disclosed to Cabinet this morning by Minister for Sport Patrick O'Donovan.
What is called the Community Sports Facilities Funding, formerly Sports Capital, will open in the next six months.
Once open, clubs can apply for funding, and allocations will begin being made by the end of next year.
In 2024, the allocation included €230m for Community sports, €23m for sports equipment, and €173m for general funding.
It is understood that this year's allocation will be larger.
Another professional American football game could take place in Dublin next Autumn, after indications suggest that the recent Steelers vs Vikings match at Croke Park was the second highest grossing overseas NFL game of all time.
Minister O'Donovan is expected to tell the Cabinet that conversations are already under way about hosting another game in 2026, with a number of potential teams in the mix.
Early economic analysis suggests this year's game recouped millions of euro more than had been projected.
At the end of September, in the NFL's first-ever regular-season game in Dublin, the Pittsburgh Steelers secured a 24-21 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
A packed out Croke Park, with 74,512 in attendance, was the backdrop as the Steelers' Kenneth Gainwell rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns and Aaron Rodgers passed for another score.
Cabinet approval sought for ban disposable vape ban
Cabinet approval will be sought to publish legislation which will ban the retail sale of single-use or disposable vapes.
It is understood Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll-MacNeill will seek to ensure that the ban will come into effect six months after commencement of the Act.
It is expected she will also request Government approval for the additional measures on other nicotine products, such as tobacco pouches, to also be included in the legislation.
The draft legislation is called Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill.
A ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes came into effect in Northern Ireland in June.
It made it a criminal offence to sell or supply single-use vapes, with a maximum penalty of up to two years in jail and a fine.
Businesses there were given six months to prepare for the change by selling existing stock.
Approval sought for national strategy for women and girls
Cabinet approval will be sought for a new five-year national strategy for women and girls, which will be brought by Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley.
It is understood the new strategy is entitled 'An Ireland where women and girls can thrive in a gender equal society' and that it seeks to address gender norms, safety, leadership, equal pay, health and caring.
If it secures ministerial backing, the strategy will be published by the minister at an event in Dublin.
Among those due to attend are European Institute for Gender Equality Director Carlien Scheele; delegates from the National Youth Assembly on Gender Equality; and Lynne Cantwell, the former Irish rugby international and current Head of Women's Strategy in the IRFU.
Also at the launch will be Joanne O'Riordan, activist for people with disabilities; 2025 BT Young Scientist winners Ciara, Saoirse and Laoise Murphy; and the Lighthouse Project Choir from Ballymun in Dublin.
Meanwhile, Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless is expected to update the Cabinet on his Apprenticeship Expansion Programme 2024.
Almost €13 million has already been secured for additional apprenticeships in trades.
A new action plan is being developed for 2026-2030.
