President’s attendance at Barcelona gathering indicates she plans to shape her own political programme

President strongly defends UN and warns democracy is under threat while attending Barcelona gathering of left-leaning leaders

Catherine Connolly will meet Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, but not her counterpart, the king of Spain

Ministers and TDs rally behind Taoiseach, but 25, mostly rural, TDs did not respond to Irish Times poll

Jim O’Callaghan ally John Lahart joins other party figures in backing FF leader a day after the party’s three youngest TDs voice criticism

Three Fianna Fáil TDs issue statement strongly criticising direction of party

‘We must face that reality that the social contract is strained to breaking point,’ says trio of representatives

Kerry TD charged the Government with having ‘let the people down’ and `losing its way, not listening'

Sharp exchanges in Dáil debate as Coalition accused of ‘abandoning the Irish people’ by Mary Lou McDonald amid fuel crisis

Coalition denies latest measures a direct response to blockades, but faces further headaches

The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groups

Fuel protests movement vows to extend disruptive actions into weekend as talks under way for solution

Geoghegan (57), who has come to prominence in this week’s protests, claims to have settled tax bills

Further relief measures possible, but only through established channels

Employers’ body Ibec says escalation is jeopardising ‘several cornerstones of Irish economy’