The UN has confirmed that a report investigating allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Syria has been handed over to the Secretary-General.

The Security Council will be briefed on the contents of the report this morning.

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The three main political parties will spend the next two days setting out their strategies for the upcoming Dáil term.

The Seanad referendum and the budget will be centre stage as Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil all hold their annual 'think-ins'.

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Gardaí are awaiting the results of forensic and DNA tests on a woman's skeletal remains found in the Dublin mountains.

They were discovered by a walker on Kilakee Mountain on Friday evening.

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The North's Justice and Health Committees will hold a joint meeting today to discuss the investigation into the sexual exploitation of children.

The PSNI says it's identified 22 young people who went missing from care and may be at risk.

Health Minister Edwin Poots says a significant number of men are believed to be involved in the abuse.

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Five people are being questioned by police about a suspected arson attack in Leicester which killed a mother and her three teenage children.

Police say none of those killed in the fire had any link to the murder of a man in a nearby street hours earlier.

They're investigating whether their home was mistakenly targeted in a revenge attack following his death.