The Taoiseach says refugees must be allowed to seek asylum in Ireland to escape ISIS - who he says want to 'blow up Newgrange'.
Enda Kenny says the Co Meath monument, and the Rock of Cashel, would be offensive to Islamic State jihadists.
He's tried to pay down reports of a coalition rift about the number of refugees Ireland can accept - with a special cabinet meeting pencilled in for Thursday to discuss the issue.
He says the acts of ISIS in destroying ancient temples in Syria are a sign of their barbarism:
