Ireland is to join 76 other nations in condemning Donald Trump's sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
The US President criticised the court for targeting allies of America, after an arrest warrant was issued for Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu.
Ireland will join with almost 80 other States in issuing the statement this afternoon, in a move which is being described as unprecedented.
Sinn Féin whip Padraig MacLochlainn says President Trump's comments betray a lack of understanding of the region: