The Dáil heard how an 11-year-old picked up and shot a discarded gun in Dublin on Tuesday.

The Taoiseach was asked about the issue after a former TD confirmed he had provided one for a convicted sex offender.

No-one was injured in the blast, which occurred when residents, including two babies, were being evacuated.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in Derry.

Police said a child was struck by a bottle and nine officers injured during disturbances at Windsor Park.

As part of the investigation, Gardaí searched a property in the south of the county and seized several documents as well as a car.

They will appear before Cork District Court on Saturday.

Martin described the time it takes for the wheels of justice to move and reach a conclusion as being 'a real problem'.

The CSO data also shows that the number of female victims fell by 4 per cent, as compared with 1 per cent for male victims.

Police are working to establish a motive for the attack.

The Irish Penal Reform Trust study notes that single mothers are being drawn into the sex industry to make ends meet.

Two men and a woman are in police custody after three properties in the Old Park area of north Belfast were searched.

Lois West was joint deputy head of the Garda Síochána Analysis Service (GSAS) at assistant principal grade prior to taking extended sick leave.

Republican group Lasair Dhearg claimed responsibility for the incident in a social media post.

GNECB carried out searches in counties Sligo, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Kilkenny, Kildare, and Meath

Gardaí did attribute some of the rise in reports of fraud to a “backlog” on reporting from previous years.

A search relating to the murders of the two women in the 1990s has continued for a fourth day.

An Garda Siochana members searched 13 homes in Ballymun, Dublin.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash and Stowaways by Andre Aciman.

A 32-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a 33-year-old man on Wednesday.

The money was found inside a suitcase that was in a car, which was stopped and searched in the Ballsbridge area on Friday.

Margaret Loftus said she has been ‘assured’ a review will take place into misogyny within the gardaí.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford and A Guardian And A Thief by Megha Majumdar.

A house on the Newtownards Road was searched and detectives uncovered a quantity of the suspect plants and ‘associated equipment’.

The singer appeared at Southwark Crown Court for an eight-minute hearing in front of a senior judge.

Jim O’Callaghan was questioned about the levels of prosecutions and funding for projects tackling the issue.

An 18-year-old accused of causing death by dangerous driving appeared at Blanchardstown District Court on Tuesday morning.

In a statement An Garda Síochána said the 31 men and two women ranged in age from their early 20s to their early 60s

Survivors, therapists and campaigners have called for an all-out ban on the use of therapy notes in sexual abuse trials.

The Investigation Of Lucy Letby will also include contributions from the mother of one of her victims.

On September 1st, 2024, the defendant sent a text to Fiona Timmermans saying: "I'm going to cut your throat, you're dead."

MORE than 53 people came before courts in Naas on burglary charges in the first nine months of 2025, according to figures provided to Ireland South MEP and former barrister Cynthia Ní Mhurchú by the Irish Courts Service.

The Communications Minister said robust laws exist as Gardai investigate reports of sexual images produced by X’s chatbot.

Gardai said the man arrested on Wednesday was released without charge on Thursday.

The devices were found in the Upper Hightown Road of Newtownabbey.

On her fourth anniversary, the Ashling Murphy Memorial Fund says €150,000 has supported causes she championed.

Mr McCahill – who was named Donegal Person of the Year in 2016 – died after an assault in his Ardara home earlier this week.

The incident occurred in Newcastle, Co Down, on Saturday.

Police Federation for Northern Ireland chief Liam Kelly said he wants to see officers able to better protect themselves.

The drugs were discovered in boxes labelled as ‘Kitchen Hoods’ at Dublin Airport

National Crime Agency chief executive Graeme Biggar revealed the extent of criminal activity as he briefed the Policing Board in Belfast.

A 63-year-old has been charged with a range of offences.

John Mackey, 87, was targeted by Peter Augustine, 59, while out shopping in north London on the afternoon of May 6.