They withdrew their services to highlight the Government's failure to reverse cuts introduced as part of an austerity programme during the financial crisis.

The multi-agency operation off the Cork coast involved members of the Army Ranger Wing and the Air Corps.

However, some in Government oppose treating rental income differently to other revenue streams.

The meeting will take place this evening in the Mullingar Park Hotel from 6pm.

Almost one in 10 homes have shut their doors since before the pandemic, with 41 closing over the last four years.

Members of the organisation are protesting outside the Horse and Jockey hotel in Tipperary as they demand action from Fianna Fail politicians.

As part of the meeting, Media Minister Catherine Martin will give an update on governance at RTÉ.

Over 5 thousand patients in the Shannonside Northern Sound region left emergency departments without being seen in the first half of this year.