A count in the local elections in the Midlands is continuing this afternoon, five days after it began.
Officials in the Portlaoise area are recounting the votes, RTE News has reported today. An announcement is due shortly from the retuning officer regarding the decision made in a recount for the final Portlaoise seat on Laois County Council.
The recount was called by Charlie Flanagan TD on Sunday night when Fianna Fáil's Catherine Fitzgerald was deemed elected because she had more first preference votes than Fine Gael's Paddy Buggy.
A Northern Ireland Assembly member was today ordered to disclose his sources in an investigation into the prison murder of loyalist leader Billy Wright or face contempt of court proceedings.
Ian Paisley junior could be imprisoned because he is refusing to hand over material about the shooting dead of Mid Ulster gunman Wright in December 1997, reports today's Irish Times.
He was served with a High Court summons at Stormont today requiring him to appear before Belfast High Court judge Mr Justice Gillen tomorrow morning.
There are fears for the future of 200 jobs at a car components factory in County Kerry today.
Staff at Beru Electronics in Tralee (left) have been called into a meeting with management at 4pm, according to breakingnews.ie. The German-owned company is reviewing its costs and there is speculation that it may move production out of Ireland.
The plant has been operating in Tralee for more than 20 years.
A count in the local elections in the Midlands is continuing this afternoon, five days after it began.
