Fianna Fáil party whip Paul McAuliffe has announced the former Dublin football manager rang him this morning to confirm the move.

Police said it is believed the object was viable.

Mourners at the funeral of Mia Keevan, 17, at St Nicholas’ Church in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary, also heard a plea for young people to think about the choices they make and to watch out for each other.

Ms Heraty had been taken hostage from an orphanage in Kenscoff earlier this month.

Dublin leads the way with four nominees followed by Kerry on three and Mayo on two.

A man in his 40s remains in a critical condition in Beaumont Hospital after the attack.

Saturday's front pages focus on a range of stories from an Irish army chief warning about a Russian ‘shadow fleet' to over 5,000 children being homeless in the State.

Saturday will be wet and blustery with rain spreading northeastwards across the country, turning heavy or thundery in places with localised flooding possible.

Electric Picnic campers are being warned to prepare for rain overnight or early tomorrow morning

Jack Chambers told reporters it was his understanding that Mr Gavin will seek the party’s nomination

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern said he was not ruling himself out of the race.

While there have been some increases in defence spending, they are "window dressing" and need to be accelerated dramatically, according to a former TD and deputy commander of the Army Ranger Wing

Irish aid worker Gena Heraty has been released alongside the other people she was kidnapped with in Haiti

Gary Hunt, 35, was charged with assault causing harm to the officer, causing her harm at the Beaumont House car park, resisting her colleague Garda Allanah Murphy, failing to pay a €20 fare and smoking in a taxi at the same location.

It is the first time the number of homeless children has surpassed 5,000.

James Kiernan, 28, of Surglastown, Co Dublin, was charged with possessing cannabis for sale or supply at his home address and possessing drugs at a second location, in Jordanstown, Oldtown.

Sean Lawrence, with an address in Dublin 11, is accused of using or threatening to use violence with three other named men during an alleged incident on August 22nd. 

The Ireland South MEP said 100 years after independence, the time was right for Irish people to debate ‘the type of Ireland we want’

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New accounts filed by Applus Inspection Services Ireland Ltd show that its pre-tax profits increased more than sixfold from €1.02 million to €6.59 million last year.