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Ministers have been warned to keep the costs of their St Patrick’s Day visits across the world as low as possible and avoid extravagant spending on first-class flights, hotel suites and limousines.

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar’s controversial trip to Miami for less than 20 hours last year cost just under €15,000, including more than €6,000 on hospitality, new figures show.

Green ministers’ flights will rack up almost 11 tonnes of carbon emissions on St Patrick’s Day trips to Brazil, the US, the Far East and other locations this year.

The external review is understood to reveal details of the voluntary exit package for Geraldine O’Leary and Breda O’Keeffe.

The external review is understood to reveal details of the voluntary exit package for Geraldine O’Leary and Breda O’Keeffe.

The external review is understood to reveal details of the voluntary exit package for Geraldine O’Leary and Breda O’Keeffe.

The external review is understood to reveal details of the voluntary exit package for Geraldine O’Leary and Breda O’Keeffe.

The external review is understood to reveal details of the voluntary exit package for Geraldine O’Leary and Breda O’Keeffe.

It is understood that just 6% of people in Ireland with disabilities use public transport

Irish Rail’s plans to repair and automate the Barrow Bridge brings the reopening of the Waterford-Rosslare line another step closer to realisation, according to Waterford TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh.