Michelle O’Neill previously said she would not attend an event at the White House around St Patrick’s Day.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is expected to meet president Donald Trump in the White House next month

Taoiseach Micheál Martin met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Shannon Airport in the southwest of Ireland on Thursday

The two leaders will hold a meeting at around lunchtime.

Micheal Martin was due to deliver a keynote address at the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor Summit at the International Convention Centre in Belfast.

The Government move was voted through by the Dáil Reform Committee on a margin of 10 votes to eight

The Opposition has accused the Government of abandoning a commitment to find a solution by working with them.

Micheál Martin has said the Government will intervene in the case and long waits for dental care were not acceptable.

It came amid a series of interruptions in the Dáil.

It emerged that the National Gallery purchased an X-ray system valued at €124,805 in November 2017 which remains unused

Micheál Martin told the Engineers Ireland Cork Region Annual Dinner on Friday night more homes need to be built

Micheál Martin was speaking at The Irish Times Business Awards in Dublin's Mansion House on Thursday night

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will attend a meeting with other European leaders this afternoon to discuss the situation in Ukraine

Micheal Martin said US-Irish relations were ‘extremely significant’.

Micheál Martin ruled out continuing cost-of-living support payments.

In a business case supporting the purchase of a €53 million Dassault Falcon 6X jet, officials said buying it would actually save the taxpayer money.

It is understood the opposition has asked that a meeting of the Dáil reform committee, which engaged in over 10 hours of discussions last week, be pushed back until after leaders meet with Mr Martin and Mr Harris.

"I have already asked for work to be done to accelerate investment in the grid - to future-proof it and make it more resilient," Micheál Martin said.

Rachel Connolly confronted Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Tuesday over the Government's response to Storm Éowyn

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Jim O’Callaghan are among the major promotions.

The process of nominating a new taoiseach faced an unprecedented day-long delay due to a heated dispute over opposition speaking rights.

The Fianna Fáil leader is Taoiseach again. Follow here for all the latest developments and updates throughout the day.

Attempts to nominate a future taoiseach failed on Wednesday after a series of Dáil disruptions over opposition speaking time.

Attempts to nominate a future taoiseach failed on Wednesday after a series of Dáil disruptions over opposition speaking time.

Mr Martin’s Fianna Fáil emerged as the largest party following the Irish general election at the end of November.

Mr Harris also said it is “possible” there will be a government by January 22nd, adding that formation talks have been “going really well”.

His statement said Israel’s ambassador to Dublin has been recalled in the past following what it called Ireland’s “unilateral decision to recognise a Palestinian state”.

Taoiseach Simon Harris was given a briefing on how his favourite childhood book from Roald Dahl had been sanitised since he first read it as he prepared for an interview with Ryan Tubridy

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Simon Coveney said a smaller party would be a better coalition partner than a smattering of independents.

‘I hope people like to see humility in politics,’ the Fine Gael leader said

The group is calling for more gardaí and the revitalisation of O’Connell Street

The site is a global manufacturing centre of excellence for Abbott’s diabetes care business and will employ more than 800 people.

It marks a U-turn in the party’s policy pledges.

It comes as his Coalition leader in Fianna Fáil has pledged to reduce inheritance tax to 25 per cent and raise the thresholds for paying it.

Taoiseach Simon Harris was the latest guest on The 2 Johnnies Podcast, hosted by comedians Johnny 'Smacks' McMahon and 'Johnny B' O'Brien

The Finance Bill will be passed before an election is called.

Simon Harris was speaking as he was urged to include corporal punishment in schools in the investigation.

The responsibility for calling a general election falls to the Taoiseach.

Taoiseach Simon Harris was criticised for "inaction" over calling the next general election in messages from the public, despite claims that the public don't care about the timing of the poll

The report, which was presented to the Taoiseach last month, contains 10 major initiatives to revive the city centre.

The Taoiseach is to bring a memo to Cabinet on Tuesday to approve the publication of a report from the Dublin City Centre Taskforce.

The Taoiseach said Ireland is not immune from Russian influence.