The US President has been greeted by protesters as he met survivors of last weekend’s mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.
Protesters in El Paso held placards linking his words on immigration to the murder of 22 people there on Saturday.
Speaking at the University Medical Centre in the Texas city, he said both Republicans and Democrats want to "get something done" to tackle gun violence.
Democratic Presidential candidate, Joe Biden, said President Trump has fuelled racial tensions during his time in office.
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The search for missing schoolgirl Nóra Quoirin is now in its fifth day in Malaysia.
Police have found no trace of the Irish teenager since she disappeared from a holiday resort on Sunday morning.
She 15-year-old has special needs and her family have described her as very vulnerable.
They said they remain hopeful she'll be found. And will do everything they can to bring her home.
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Workers have been temporarily laid off at three Dawn Meats factories around the country.
150 staff have been let go at the plant on the Kilkenny/Waterford border - but it's not yet known which other two plants are affected.
Protests outside more than 20 factories around the country have caused major disruption to processing.
Beef farmers are picketing over the low prices they're getting for their animals.
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Irish Ryanair pilots are considering whether to join their UK counterparts in taking strike action.
Members of the British Airline Pilots Association are set to strike on the 22nd and 23rd of August, and from the 2nd until the 4th of September.
The result of a ballot of the company's Irish-based pilots for strikes is also expected tomorrow.
Fianna Fáil said it is very worrying for Irish tourism with transport spokesperson Marc MacSharry called on all sides to come together to find a solution.
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Opposition parties have said the Taoiseach’s planned State apology to those affected by the CervicalCheck scandal is a “bit late coming.”
Leo Varadkar will make a formal apology in the Dáil when it returns in the autumn.
He met with patient advocates yesterday to discuss the latest controversy over the State screening programme – which saw over 4,000 women not receiving their results on time.
Sinn Féin health spokesperson Louise O’Reilly said the apology is least the affected families deserve.
