Deputy Peadar Toibín says a growing number of abortions are due to personal, financial and socio-economic reasons.

To me and to many potatoe farmers this situation is completely unacceptable.

We all knew people were getting fed up and leaving A&Es but we didn't realise the extent of it.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín is now calling for a full investigation of the Government's handling of Covid 19.

'We need proper deterrents and sentencing for serious crime to reduce crime rates, and break cycles of criminality'

Protests are planned for up to 20 hospitals including Cavan, Monaghan, Navan and Drogheda.

Protests took place at several hospitals across the country.

'Under the law, dogs must be kept in such a manner as to avoid unnecessary suffering'