A selection of stories from the week: Bodies of 39 people found in lorry container , China responds; State apology for Cervical Cancer; Boil notice for 600,000 people; Abortion and marriage equality legal in NI; Job losses at Novartis and Molex; Johnson calls for general election; Lisa Chambers responds to Votegate; Homes needed for rescue hens

Go in-depth on some of the stories from RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland, Ireland's biggest radio programme. And each Friday listen back to the stories that had the nation talking with 'The Week In News'.

Is there a Brexit breakthrough? Impeachment closes in on Trump; Kerry Greenway runs into problems; Budget and Climate Change; Six towns left out of TidyTowns; Turkey launches bombardment of northern Syria; Extinction Rebellion comes to Dublin; Are your tyres bald? Wags at war

A selection of stories from the week: Do Boris Johnson's proposals form the basis of a Brexit deal? (00:08); John Delaney resigns from the FAI (11:46); How do you explain a hurricane like Lorenzo? (18:20); The vending machine that recycles plastic (24:47); Davy Crockett is ready for Brexit (30:07); National Tree Day is not for eejits (42:00)

Chaos in Westminster, Impeachment in Washington, Wrightbus, Humpback Whales, Stardust, Attack in Cavan, Thomas Cook, Climate: Listen back to a selection of stories from the week, as chosen by the Morning Ireland team

Chaos in Westminster, Impeachment in Washington, Wrightbus, Humpback Whales, Stardust, Attack in Cavan, Thomas Cook, Climate: Listen back to a selection of stories from the week, as chosen by the Morning Ireland team

Chaos in Westminster, Impeachment in Washington, Wrightbus, Humpback Whales, Stardust, Attack in Cavan, Thomas Cook, Climate: Listen back to a selection of stories from the week, as chosen by the Morning Ireland team

A selection of stories from the week, as chosen by the Morning Ireland team

A selection of stories from the week, as chosen by the Morning Ireland team

In this edition of Morning Ireland Extra, reporter Kieran Dineen visits the north Dublin town of Balbriggan which has secured a derogation from an EU directive, allowing them to destroy seagull nests and eggs