Mr O’Dywer (40), was a doting father of three and partner, and his hardened steel, shown on the battlefield of strongman competitions, was unrivalled; his funeral mass heard.

Peter Burke said he would wait for the outcome of investigations before deciding if he would continue to use the social media site.

The hospital with the highest number of patients on trolleys is University Hospital Galway, with 81 patients on trolleys.

Gardai said 765 people were arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant over Christmas – with 56% primarily for alcohol.

New figures expose major gaps in how driving bans are tracked and enforced

Mr Byrne introduced the Bill in the Dáil along with Deputy Naoise O’Cearuil last April.

On Wednesday, the Taoiseach indicated that “a lot of progress has been made”, with the Government expected to make a decision on the deal “towards the end of the week”.

Alan O'Mahony, who is stationed at Letterkenny Garda Station in Co Donegal, is to stand trial at Letterkenny Circuit Court.

One individual called on the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to “stop being silly stick in the muds” and introduce the beaver to Ireland’s natural habitats

"Ireland's not alone and internationally there is a concern about the adequacy of the mechanisms for holding the platforms to account," Ms Gallagher said.

Met Éireann has issued yellow snow and rain warnings for the south of the country from Thursday afternoon.

Wednesday's front pages focus on a range of stories from Ireland, recording a record €106 billion in tax revenue to €2.2 million already being spent on a Cork Event Centre.

Helen McEntee said her visit to the region on Wednesday has been a ‘priority’ for her since taking up her post in November 2025.

President of Macra, Josephine O’Neill, said that the agreement poses a "very real threat to Irish farmers"

Cian O’Brien, 20, from Gleann na Rí, Tower, Co Cork, lost his life while on a skiing trip to the French Alps at the weekend.

Ardstone subsidiary, Sandford Living Ltd, is making a renewed bid to secure planning permission for an €356m apartment scheme at the corner of Sandford Rd and Milltown Rd, Dublin 6.

The accused, a popular musician with more than 15 million streams on Spotify, was handcuffed when brought into Letterkenny Courthouse flanked by detectives.

Ireland is not taking a ‘softly softly’ approach over US intervention in Venezuela, the Irish deputy premier has said.

‘It’s possible that they could end up withdrawing parts of the service,’ John Evans of the Irish media regulator said.

ICS Mortgages is increasing fixed rates from Friday, they will rise by between 0.25 per cent to 0.45 per cent