Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen says Mary O'Rourke made a huge contribution to public life.

It has been reported that Israeli forces are constructing defensive positions just a short distance from an Irish troops' base in Lebanon.

Karan says when her twins Eva and Viv were five weeks old, they contracted RSV and ended up in hospital. While she was in Temple Street, she saw a sign that said the equipment was donated by Route 66 so she decided to find out more about it.