The inquest hearing into the 14-year-old’s death on Friday heard from one of the police officers who found his body.

The package was signed off by the Government on Friday afternoon, aimed at providing financial aid to impacted businesses to help them to continue trading and protect jobs.

Gabrial Fereira Motta Valladares (30) is charged with attempting to murder three men on that date on Niall Street, Oxmantown Road and Carnew Street in Dublin 7.

William Faulkner (24), Caherdavin Heights, Limerick, pleaded not guilty to charges of endangerment and dangerous driving at his trial in Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.

Catherine Crean said that a part of her died when she lost her daughter Sharon in such violent circumstances having suffering 42 injuries to her body.

Eoghan Clerkin (51) appeared again at the District Court on Friday, when Judge Karen Dowling noted a State application for further time to draft the book of evidence.

Captain Ian Blair was suspended on pay last November to allow for an investigation into a complaint that he had required cabin crew, who were on a "positioning flight" from Barbados to Manchester, to sit in economy rather than business class.

Mooney had not been included in the annually published list as he was deemed to be a producer.

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said Sinn Féin was targeting the DUP’s ministers at Stormont.

The 18-year-old’s death in April 1988 remains one of Northern Ireland’s most high-profile unsolved murders.

Anita Little's dismissal as business manager was the result, she claimed, of an instruction by her superiors to delist 10 patients from the CHI spinal surgery waiting list.

The attack comes as PSNI statistics show police have recorded more than 1,500 racist hate crimes in one year.

Austin bravely said he would swim to get help, unknown to everyone that it would take four hours to get to shore and another two to run and get help as he battled to swim in choppy waters.

Liana Cirule’s counsel told the High Court that there was a burst appendix where two to three litres of pus escaped into the girl’s stomach area. There was significant infection and she required surgery.

52 per cent of serious injuries occurred in Dublin.

There should be an audit of payments to RTÉ presenters since 2020, the Communications Minister has said.

He faced a preliminary hearing at the Dublin Children's Court, which retained jurisdiction, with Judge Paul Kelly ordering him to appear again in June to enter a plea.

The six men on trial, aged between 33 and 55, face a combined total of 20 charges - 16 of which pertain to the main complainant, who is deaf.

Andrew Burns was shot dead at Donnyloop, Castlefin in Co Donegal on February 12th, 2008.

The president is to officiate the launch of a yacht transformed into a ‘floating classroom’ for young people to explore the ocean.

Speaking to reporters outside Ennis Garda Station this morning during a visit to Co Clare, Jim O’Callaghan was asked to respond to recorded comments made by Mr Ahern where he said “the ones I worry about are the Africans”.

A co-accused 40-year-old woman also appeared before the court on Friday.

University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded, with 78 people waiting for beds.

In the first four months of 2026, there have been over 4,900 charges or summons associated with domestic abuse incidents.

Dublin City Council found that the cost of refurbishing the city’s empty building stock is high, with up to €2.86 billion required to bring vacant property back into use.

RTE presenter Derek Mooney’s reclassification as a producer was not a side deal, the station’s director general has said.

It happened on Santry Avenue on April 6th, when a motorcyclist was struck by a vehicle.

A look at what stories are making the front pages of Friday's papers.

The poll indicates a majority of people in Northern Ireland believe Brexit has made the break-up of the UK more likely.

An arrest has been made in relation to the death of Andrew Burns, 27, who was murdered at Donnyloop in Castlefin on February 12th, 2008.

Brian Crowley has lodged plans to demolish a property in Lahinch (pictured) to construct a new home more than double in size.

Veteran criminal Gerry Hutch is running in third place. Gardaí in court have described Hutch as the figurehead of the Hutch crime gang involved in the Kinahan-Hutch feud.

Lawyers for University of Limerick tell High Court there is no bar on re-investigating allegations regarding their former president, despite settlement

The cable is part of the multimillion-euro 'Fastnet' transatlantic underwater fibre optic cable connecting Ireland to the US. Amazon Web Services aims to have it operating by 2028.

Michael O’Sullivan had suffered multiple fractures of the skull in the fall.

Concerns have been raised that the Government’s legislation would include only restrictions on goods from illegal Israeli settlements but not services

Data for Central Statistics Office (CSO), revealed that 46 per cent of sexual offence victims last year were under 18 when the incident occurred.

Her daughter was given a suspended sentence for the offence, which also involved three other people

Barristers for Paul Kelly (47) submitted that when his brother Anthony, as an adult, told another family member that “Paul has been raping me for years,” this was inconsistent with the fact that the abuse had ended seven years before.

Ben Curry attacked and threatened a former partner, telling her he would 'cut off her finger to stop her texting boys'.

Paramedics and emergency medical technicians in Siptu and Unite staged a 24-hour strike on Tuesday.

Pavlin Matia, with an address at Clarinda Park East, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, has denied all the charges, claiming he was collecting two tyres for his van.

The sisters say the footage recorded by Alley Cat pixelated their brother's body as it lay on the apartment floor, but that other scenes identified the property from the outside.

Green Party councillor Oliver Moran says the unusual proposal could become a quirky tourist attraction for Cork city

4,259, or 60 per cent, of the notices of termination in Q1 2026 were issued as the landlord intended to sell the property, the RTB said.

Department secretaries general will be able to rely on new ‘risk appetite statements’ if problems arise in future projects.

Sinn Féin’s Colm Gildernew likened the Communities minister to an arsonist who blames the fire brigade for causing water damage.

The coalition came under criticism for its housing policies in the Dáil on Thursday.

A long-running inquest into the Belfast schoolboy’s death has heard from an expert who examined his devices and online accounts.

Simon Harris said the decision to invest more in education ‘is a really good one’.

Simon Harris was reacting to comments about Africans and Muslims made by former taoiseach Bertie Ahern which were circulated in a social media video.

This was the highest annual rate of inflation observed in the Consumer Price Index since January 2024, when the rate of inflation was 4.1 per cent.

A framed painting was given to the US president along with the traditional crystal bowl of shamrock.

Unions representing workers in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) are meeting the HSE at the Labour Court.

An Coimisiún Pleanála described the plans as 'unsympathetic to the distinctive historic character of the area'

“Words matter, and it is important that his words are clarified,” Ní Mhurchú told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland.

All 1,701 people onboard the Ambassador Cruise Line vessel were prevented from disembarking after it docked in Bordeaux on Tuesday.

Prof Kerstin Mey resigned as UL president in 2024 as part of a settlement agreement after she was threatened with disciplinary action over due diligence and adherence to policies during the purchase of a 20-house development at Rhebogue, Co Limerick.

However, despite the monthly reductions, prices are still higher than they were earlier this year.

A man and a woman, both aged in their 40s, have been arrested in connection with this seizure.

A preview of the biggest strories in Thursday's papers.

The Bill would remove a three-day waiting period.

Ben Curry (25) beat and threatened a former partner at knifepoint "to pick a finger or a toe"

Yavor Kostov (30) and Renata Baeva (40) sat together and held hands in the custody suite of the court as a Bulgarian interpreter translated for them what was being said in court

Coastal Zone Services Ltd, with an address at Knockbreaga, Newport, received €549,959 in funding through grants issued by the European Commission’s Research Executive Agency

Dermot Kennedy’s Riggins Recording Ltd recorded post-tax profits of €1.89 million in the 12 months to the end of June last.

Dr Chloe Doran said there were innumerable pellet wounds to Anthony McDonagh when he arrived at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore on the night of March 21st, 2025.

Odhran O’Brien said: 'I never knew what was on that pallet - it was my grandmother’s address. I was told that it was car parts'

An Coimisiún Pleanála has approved the large-scale residential development of 544 new housing units on a 15.2-hectare site at Greenfield, Ballincollig in Cork.

Morris had originally been charged with 10 charges of defilement, but a plea to sexual exploitation was accepted by the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Veronica Maher’s husband Jason Hennessy was fatally wounded in a gangland attack at Browne’s of Blanchardstown during a gathering on Christmas Eve 2023

Opponents say that unless there are two classes - one comprising the minister and the other the minority shareholders - that minority shareholders would be discouraged from even turning up at the meeting to sanction the deal.

'I know the names and the guards are involved. They’re aged from 15 down to 11,' his mother said.

In 2021, one of the girls made a disclosure to a teacher, and the complaint was referred to the Child and Family Agency, Tusla.

The Wildworld tour which will see the group performing across Europe and North America in autumn.

It was announced a short-term let register due to be introduced by May 20th will now be in place on December 1st

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Detectives say the gang’s modus operandi consisted of concealing drugs they had acquired from other criminals in household electrical appliances they had couriered to other EU countries.

Cian Slevin was only 16 years of age when the accident happened on the road between Newcastle and Cappoquin, Co Tipperary, at 10 pm, on January 27th, 2021.

Laura Kennedy was well known in GAA circles in the area and was due to celebrate her 21st birthday in a couple of weeks.

Garda Kevin Flatley (49) was fatally struck by a high-powered Yamaha R1 1000cc motorcycle on the R132 at Lanestown, Co Dublin, on May 11th 2025, while operating a checkpoint.

French health authorities are investigating dozens of suspected illness cases aboard a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux

Mary Lou McDonald criticised Micheál Martin’s response to the 24-hour ambulance strike which ended at 8am on Wednesday.

Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court heard that when gardaí carried out a welfare check, the couple's children ran out of their home screaming "Daddy's choking mammy."

The inquest into the death of the Belfast schoolboy is continuing to hear evidence.

The average amount adults expect their bills to increase by is €165.

The council has reiterated that they remain “fully committed” to ensuring Dún Laoghaire Baths remains a safe and high‑quality bathing area. Photo: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has proposed a Bill to amend Ireland’s abortion laws.

The proposed legislation will also see a reformed Legacy Commission as well a limited number of legacy inquests restored.

National Transport Authority says lack of skilled workers and small firms put infrastructure at risk

It was 5.7 per cent in Dublin, while property prices outside Dublin were 7.2 per cent higher when compared with March 2025.

Last year, Revenue collected €5.6 billion in USC payments.

Hotline.ie processed just over 61,000 reports of illegal online content last year, marking a 14.7 per cent increase on 2024.

Despite the record figure, the report also highlighted how the number of people found to be illegally present in Ireland is still proportionately below the EU average.

The Taoiseach was speaking to reporters at a summit in Dublin.