Derek Blighe, who is the leader of the right-wing Ireland First party, was an unsuccessful candidate for the party in Cork North Central at the 2024 general election.

It was claimed that the complaints regarding the girl's symptoms were misdiagnosed or undiagnosed or allegedly ignored.

The Taoiseach said he did not doubt the sincerity of the eight independents vying to be in government.

He has suffered permanent hearing loss in one ear and was unable to work for six months due to a risk of epilepsy and seizures.

The DPC said that of all fines issued between 2020 and the end of October this year, only €19.9 million of the total has been paid so far.

The welfare area will be available on Foster Place between 11pm and 4am on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday next week.

The probe is centred around the arrest of a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of assault on police in Co Tyrone last weekend.

A male (50s) appeared before Ballinasloe District Court yesterday and investigations are ongoing.

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch won more than 3,000 first preference votes in the general election, narrowly missing out on a Dáil seat.

The 'suspect package' was addressed to recently suspended Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes

Dr Bill Tormey (73), of Glasnevin Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin 11, a prominent media commentator on health issues, was served with a book of evidence on Friday.

A man was arrested following the incident, which happened in the early hours of Friday.

The State-funded research agency said the litigation with its former chief has been 'damaging to the reputations of all parties'

The road is currently closed with local diversions in place, and gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to come forward.

Irish MEP Maria Walsh is calling on the EU to speed up detection and prevention of deepfakes.

It comes as figures show more than 280 gardaí have handed in their notice within five years of joining the force since 2020.

Details of the near-fatal incident at the level crossing located between Ballyhaunis and Claremorris are revealed in a new report by the Railway Accident Investigation Unit.

A man in his 70s was found dead at a house on the Meath-Dublin border after an assault.

The PSNI said four people have been charged with drugs offences.

The Irish schoolboy was potentially missing for two years before authorities were alerted earlier this year.