Former minister for justice Alan Shatter has claimed the Taoiseach and Tánaiste are “directly complicit” in the escalation of anti-Semitism in Ireland. In a statement after the terrorist attack targeting a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, in which 12 people were killed, Mr Shatter said the incident was “another warning of what anti-Semitic hate speech leads to”. Mr Shatter said that “unprecedented security” was now required at the location of Irish Jewish institutions. Minister of St

The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and his 11-year-old son have set off to Brussels by tractor as part of a Europe-wide protest. Francie Gorman and his son Tom departed from the Irish Farm Centre this morning, with a small convoy of other tractors following behind them. They are aiming to arrive in Brussels on Thursday for the Europe-wide farmer protest organised by the European farm umbrella body COPA COGECA. #rtenews #ireland #europe | RTÉ News

Residents in Portrane, north county Dublin have renewed calls for emergency measures to be put in place to stop their houses being lost to the sea. They say Storm Bram this week has heightened their worries about coastal erosion. Local resident Fr. Eamann Cahill says he used to love the sea but now he dreads it. 📲#rténews | RTÉ News