Taoiseach Micheál Martin was speaking to a gathering of his Fianna Fáil party after a bruising week.

Born in 1977 in Dublin, he is the eldest son of Christy Kinahan, alleged to be the founder of his family’s criminal operation.

The Irish Congress of Trade Union general secretary made the comments after meeting with Government leaders on Friday

The new route runs from Ballincollig to Mahon Point and includes up to 27 stops.

Ministers have backed the Taoiseach after backbenchers criticised the Fianna Fáil leadership’s handling of fuel protests.

Labour leader Ivana Bacik called on Micheal Martin to investigate Epstein’s ‘multiple trips to Ireland’.

Research suggests a 10°C increase in body temperature more than doubled a fish’s routine metabolic rate so it needed to consume more food.

The party’s deputy leader spoke to RTÉ after backbenchers criticised the Government’s handling of fuel protests.

The Social Democrats have raised concerns about a ‘pattern of interruptions’ directed at women in particular during a Dáil debate on Tuesday.

The Council of State will meet on Monday afternoon at Aras an Uachtarain.

Micheál Martin said he does not ‘feel under threat’ as leader of Fianna Fáil.

The Tanaiste showed the Dáil chamber a graph comparing the value of government support to other measures across Europe.

‘The Irish people don’t expect miracles, but they do expect to be listened to,’ Fianna Fáil TD Willie O’Dea said.

A national anti-war demonstration is set to take place in Dublin on Saturday.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said it was not acceptable that a garda would be prosecuted for ‘reasonably’ chasing scramblers.

Fianna Fail TDs James O’Connor, Albert Dolan, and Ryan O’Meara expressed ‘real and deep concern’

Micheál Martin fielded Leaders’ Questions and used the opportunity to criticise Sinn Féin, Labour and the Social Democrats.

Lelia Doolan said Ireland should tell its US friends “the truth” in relation to the use of Shannon Airport.

Opposition TDs criticised the Government’s handling of fuel protests and their package of support measures.

Patrick O’Donovan said there were ‘lopsided’ political views and ‘skewed’ broadcasting of fuel protests and blockades last week.

Michael Healy-Rae voted against the Government, shortly after tendering his resignation as a minister of state.

Social Democrat TD Cian O’Callaghan said ‘GI Jim O’Callaghan arrived on the scene thinking that he was Rambo’ amid protests over fuel prices.

A junior minister in the Irish Government has resigned over its handling of the fuel protests.

A motion of no confidence was also planned by Sinn Fein in response to the fuel protests last week.

The blockades strangled fuel distribution throughout the country, with hundreds of filling stations running dry.

Simon Harris was speaking after his Cabinet and party colleague said he would ask the broadcasting regulator to look at media reporting.

The proceeds from the transaction will be held within the Exchequer while Simon Harris examines how they will be used.

The no confidence vote is to be held shortly after the Dail reconvenes after the Easter recess at 2pm on Tuesday.

Sinn Féin has tabled a motion of no confidence in the Government over its handling of fuel protests

The PSNI said the man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash which involved a motorbike and a car.

Gardaí said a man in his 20s has been charged with a number of serious road traffic offences.

The two women served two weeks in Mountjoy Prison for contempt of court.

Patrick O’Donovan questioned whether the coverage of the protests was ‘balanced or was it skewed’.

People Before Profit has said most householders have got ‘little or nothing’ from the Government’s €505 million package.

The €505 million in additional measures comes on top of and extends some of last month’s €250 million package in response to fuel costs

Further reductions of duties on fuel and a delay in a carbon tax increase were announced by Taoiseach Micheál Martin

Several of those engaged in protests – which involved blockades of critical infrastructure and severe disruption to the motorway network that strangled fuel distribution in the country – had sought such a move.

Around 20 large vehicles and tractors remained on O’Connell Street and the nearby quays in Dublin at 8am on Sunday, with dozens of protest participants and supporters.

Gardaí also cleared the trucks and tractors blocking O'Connell Street in Dublin this morning - although the street remains closed to traffic at the moment.

A spokeswoman for Shannon Airport said it had resumed operations following the incident.

The Government is to re-enter talks on Saturday aimed at defusing protests which have strangled the distribution of fuel around the country.

One protester in Galway said: ‘If they want to try and pull us out, they’re going to have a job. It’s not going to happen.’

Micheál Martin criticised protesters and said Ireland is on the ‘precipice’ of turning oil away