Plan for longer opening hours for pubs and nightclubs
The Cabinet is due to meet on Tuesday to discuss changing licensing laws in order to allow pubs and nightclubs to stay open later.
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will seek approval for the General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill, which is expected to be enacted next year.
The Irish Examiner reports the changes will allow nightclubs to remain open until 6am, brining Ireland in line with other European countries, while pubs will be permitted to serve until 12.30am.
Late bars will also be permitted to operated until 2.30am and early closing hours on Sundays will be scrapped.
For nightclubs, it is understood that the sale of alcohol will not be permitted beyond 5am, while all late premises will be required to apply for a permit, demonstrating they have CCTV on the premises and security staff who are accredited with the Private Security Authority.
The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has said the reforms of the licensing laws will make them “fit for the 21st century” following the announcement of the new legislation from the Department of Justice.
Rishi Sunak becomes British prime minister
Rishi Sunak has been appointed as the UK's prime minister by Britain's King Charles after the monard accepted the resignation of Liz Truss after just 49 days in office.
The new Conservative leader was invited to form a government by the king when they met at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday after Ms Truss departed as the shortest-serving prime minister in history.
Mr Sunak (42) is the UK’s first Hindu PM, the first of Asian heritage and the youngest for more than 200 years.
The former chancellor was expected to make an address from Downing Street shortly after leaving the palace.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin was among those who congratulated Mr Sunak on his appointment, adding that he looks forward to early engagement with the new prime minister "on the important issues we face on these islands and globally".
Gardaí reveal man died following violent assault in Dublin
Gardaí have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a 60-year-old man in Dublin at the weekend.
A gardaí spokesperson said that in the early hours of Saturday, Adnan Asic was walking towards Blanchardstown Road North coming from the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre when he was violently assaulted.
He was taken to hospital but died as a result of his injuries.
Mr Asic was originally from Bosnia, but he had lived in Ireland for more than 30 years.
A postmortem examination was conducted on Saturday evening by State Pathologist Dr Linda Mulligan, at Dublin City Mortuary.
Status yellow rain warning issued for five counties
Five counties have been placed under a status yellow rain warning which will take effect on Tuesday afternoon.
Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford are covered by the warning, with Met Éireann warning of heavy rain into the evening and overnight.
The warning will commence at 4pm and last until 11.30pm.
Ireland cannot guarantee homes for Ukrainian refugees, says Varadkar
Ireland cannot guarantee accommodation for refugees arriving from Ukraine in the next couple of weeks, the Tánaiste has said.
Leo Varadkar said the State cannot guarantee homes for anyone travelling from Ukraine because the country is experiencing a severe housing shortage.
Speaking ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Mr Varadkar said there is “no point in denying” the chronic shortage of accommodation.
“Ireland has done very well as a society – and I don’t mean as a Government, I mean as a society – in responding to the Ukraine and refugee crisis,” he said.
