The founder of GAA Palestine has called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to step in to prevent Palestinian children "being devastated" after a group of its players had their visas denied.

A fitness-to-teach inquiry has heard testimony from a former Leaving Certificate student of how a teacher picked her up from her estate after school and brought her to the driveway of an old factory.

The RAC has issued a warning to motorists as fuel prices surge this month, with the average cost of petrol rising by 2p per litre.