The Taoiseach Micheál Martin will travel to France later for an informal summit of EU leaders.
French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the meeting which will focus on Europe's response to the war in Ukraine.
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A team of bus drivers are driving to the Ukrainian border next week to deliver aid and will be returning to Cork with refugees who have been forced to flee their homes.
A bus from Cronin's Coaches will begin the 2,500 kilometre journey on Tuesday full of donated items like sleeping bags and children's clothes.
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Three men are still being questioned by Gardai in connection with a burglary and assault on an elderly man in Co. Sligo.
73 year old Thomas Niland is still in a critical condition on life-support in hospital after the attack in Skreen on the 18th of January.
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A weather warning for ice is in place for Cork and much of the country this morning.
A status yellow alert for low temperatures is in effect until 10 o'clock this morning, for Munster and Connacht, as well as many counties in Leinster, and Donegal and Monaghan.
