Norma Foley was responding after the agency’s chief executive Kate Duggan said several children went missing from Tusla’s care every day.

Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne urged the EU to ‘stand firm’ in trade talks with the United States.

The Mayo native, who served as a Fine Gael TD from 1977 to 1987, died on Sunday night.

This year 38 State representatives will visit more than 90 cities in 40 countries.

A new pilgrim path at Croagh Patrick has been officially opened. Minister for Community and Rural Development, Heather Humphrey’s travelled to the mountain where she laid the final stone to mark the completion of a landmark restoration project.

A 4km pilgrim path at Croagh Patrick and state-of-the-art tourism hub in Erris will be officially opened by Minister Heather Humphrey’s later today.