The Taoiseach will meet the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Dublin later.
Mr Barnier requested the visit to show EU solidarity with Ireland in the week of what will be a crucial European Council meeting.
Preparations for a no-deal Brexit will be on the agenda, as well as Theresa May's latest request for a Brexit extension.
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The Children's Ombudsman has raised concerns that hundreds of children with disabilities in state care are not receiving the right supports.
Dr Niall Muldoon says the systems of co-operation between Tusla and the HSE for dealing with vulnerable children aren't up to scratch.
He says issues around co-ordination of supports and services were highlighted in a report his office published last year - but says that not enough progress has been made since then.
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Over 11% of residential property in Dublin is being snapped up by corporate investors.
That's according to a major new report by Savills Ireland released today.
It has found investors spent over €1.1 billion on multi-unit residential investment property in 2018.
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A man who killed a young father during a fight in Co Clare is due to be sentenced later this morning.
Robbie Walsh of Island View, Kilrush, Co Clare was cleared of Karl Haugh’s murder, but found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
He is due to be sentenced at the Central Criminal Court later today.
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The US Homeland Security Secretary has resigned.
Kirstjen Nielsen oversaw some of Donald Trump's most controversial immigration policies - including separating migrant families at the border.
She was reportedly asked to step down by the president following tensions over a recent surge of migrants crossing into the US from Mexico.
