Judge John Brennan had said that if William Horn, 29, of Stone Rings Lane, Harrowgate, England, donated €500 to a Dublin charity, he would be spared a criminal record.

The court was told that both women are in their 60s and have no previous convictions.

Bishops have urged parishioners to pray for Gazans this weekend and to lobby their local politicians.

Locals in Kinsale will gather both on land and sea at 6:30pm on Friday to register their opposition to the granting of a licence to a shellfish company to pursue the operation.

The current owners of Citywest received €51 million from the State for the first nine months of last year for use of the facility.

The initiative, launched by The Irish Times in association with Electric Ireland, will see each nominated place judged on specific criteria.

The research, conducted over the last 72 hours, uncovered scores of comments and posts on the platform supporting racist violence and the firebombing of homes in Ballymena

Marius Juodenas (44) was discovered with serious injuries in his home on Barrack Street, Dundalk, Co Louth, shortly before 7pm on July 5th, 2022.

The passenger, who is autistic and wanted an emergency row seat to accommodate a sleep apnoea device, claimed the airline had breached the Equal Status Act by discriminating against him on grounds of his disability.

In Q1 2025, the main reason for taking domestic overnight trips was to visit friends or relatives (42 per cent)

The scenes in the Co Armagh town came after three consecutive nights of trouble in Ballymena, Co Antrim

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris said further escalation would risk ‘regional spillover’.

Lockable boxes and cubby holes, as well as controversial phone pouches, can be acquired with €9 million in Budget funding.

'A woman had three e-scooters pass her back again, throw water over her'

A delegation of 50 Irish people will be among thousands setting off on a global 'March to Gaza' today

Friday's front pages

US musician Miley Cyrus has expressed regret over her infamous public row with Sinéad O'Connor in 2013

Northern Ireland’s police chief said ‘bigots and racists’ behind earlier nights of unrest in the region would be arrested.

Forty-one officers have been injured in the unrest, which had resulted in 15 arrests by Thursday evening.

Representatives of the British and Irish Governments will meet in Co Down on Friday to discuss latest political developments across the islands.