There had been reports that some backbench Fianna Fail TDs wouldn't support Micheal Martin taking the role of Tanaiste under Leo Varadkar.

'I believe the potential of such a scheme needs to be explored as soon as possible'

'There just cannot continue to be an increase in energy costs because that is not sustainable in any way'

SSE Airtricity recently announced a price hike from October 1st.

'The cost is multiplied by the amount of children parents have'  

'The move will help tackle the country's high inflation rate'

Senator Murphy believes farmers should be compensated.