New: Drew Harris circulates guidance note among force saying while there are “fine judgments” to be made, gardaí need to respond to incidents such as protest outside Minister's home “appropriately & adequately” - warns balaclavas have 'sinister overtures' irishtimes.com/crime-law/cour…

In other news: the FAI gave an interview to the FAI to indirectly confirm, without external scrutiny, that they *didn’t* have a candidate ready to announce in April as they claimed in their own press release in February

I’m sure the Garda Commissioner is already aware that there were Gardaí there, quietly supervising whatever demonstration followed, and not intervening to take their banners down from the walls of his house

“I can pray and ask God to spare me ‘til it’s all over.

“All I want is justice.”

The #Stardust disaster cost Bridget McDermott three children, and later her marriage too.

She spoke to Zara King about what the last 43 years have taken out of her.

Gaeltacht minister Thomas Byrne confirms in the Dáil that elections for Udarás na Gaeltachta will not take place on June 7, on the same day as the local elections - legislation restoring direct elections (abolished in 2012) won’t be passed in time for that date

Simon Harris says there is now a net outflow of Ukrainians from state-provided accommodation - around 15 seek State accommodation every day, but around 45 leave it - following changes to the welfare and accommodation offerings @virginmedianews

Ok, I’m in.

Amid complaints from opposition TDs that the EU Migration and Asylum Pact is being referred to a committee for debate, and not thrashed out in Dáil itself, the Dáil agenda is adopted by 68 votes to 63 –with the independents who supported Simon Harris last week, ALL against him…

Simon Harris’s first Leaders Questions (arriving in at 1:56pm, atypically early for a Taoiseach) and Mary Lou McDonald kicks off with the previous broken promises on scoliosis