At Leaders' Questions, Mary Lou McDonald and Simon Harris discussing circumstances at University Hospital Limerick, particularly in light of the ongoing inquest into death of Aoife Johnston.

Both are continually calling her Aoife 'Johnson'.

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A round of applause for the presence in the Dáil chamber of Edwin Poots

Footage from the media scrum as Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry Magistrates Court

He's charged with historical sexual offences, which he denies

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Simon Harris is to follow yesterday’s State apology to the #Stardust families with a direct written apology to each family. He’s also examining possible counselling to victims’ families and survivors, and will consider ideas for some form of public commemoration Virgin Media News

Ministers confident that Ireland will have close to 40,000 new homes at the end of this year, based on record figures for commencements (11,956) in the first quarter.

Having missed social housing targets (9,100) last year, Darragh O’Brien says over 25,000 units are in pipeline

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In full: the State apology delivered to the families of the 48 Stardust victims, by Taoiseach Simon Harris in Dáil Éireann. @virginmedianews

The Dáil has erupted in an ad hoc standing ovation for the families of the Stardust victims. @virginmedianews

The families of the 48 victims of the Stardust disaster in 1981 have begun to enter Leinster House ahead of the delivery of a State apology in the Dáil chamber at 2pm. Virgin Media News

Michael McNamara, the independent TD for Clare, is to contest the European Parliament elections in the Ireland South constituency @virginmedianews

Micheal Martin yesterday said he favoured introduction of laws to prohibit protests outside the private homes of politicians. Seems to be a broad consensus within cabinet of giving consideration to a Seanad bill from Malcolm Byrne which passed second stage in January this year

Gavan Reilly: Time is ticking and the schedule Simon Harris faces is anything but easy

Writing in the Sunday Independent about how, even if the coalition lasts its full term (and it mightn’t), the Taoiseach has more on his agenda than Dáil time will allow independent.ie/opinion/commen…

New: Caio Benicio, the Brazilian food delivery driver who was credited with intervening during the stabbings on Parnell Square last November, is to contest the local elections for Fianna Fáil

Gavan Reilly: Time is ticking and the schedule Simon Harris faces is anything but easy

Writing in the Sunday Independent about how, even if the coalition lasts its full term (and it mightn’t), the Taoiseach has more on his agenda than Dáil time will allow independent.ie/opinion/commen…