Minister for Defence Simon Harris described the incident in southern Lebanon on Thursday as ‘reckless, intimidatory, totally unacceptable’.

The 12 jurors took nine hours and 28 minutes over four days to convict Satchwell, a British national whose is shortly due to turn 59 years old

University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded hospital this month, with 2,055 patients being treated on trolleys

The largest contingent of visitors came from Great Britain (41 per cent), followed by visitors from the United States (18 per cent).

The 35-year-old man was extradited on Friday and is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court.

Gardaí say a man armed with a shotgun entered the restaurant in Northwood in Santry at 7:30pm and threatened staff.

Mr Adams had claimed that the 2016 Spotlight programme and related article defamed him by falsely accusing him of giving “the final say” in the Provisional IRA’s murder of MI5 informant Denis Donaldson at a cottage in Glenties, Co Donegal in 2006.

Jason Hennessy Jnr, of Sheephill Avenue, Blanchardstown, faced 15 charges.

The trends in approvals are broadly in line with Q1 and are unlikely to impact our mortgage forecasts, according to Davy.

Dublin performed extremely poorly in the figures which show year on year increases in the numbers of people caught on their mobile phone whilst driving with percentage increases of up to 237 per cent.

78 per cent of employers are not satisfied with the quality of job applications received for open positions

Men were four times more likely than women to rate themselves 5-stars at DIY

A range of stories feature on the front pages of Irish newspapers on Friday.

Tasoieach Micheal Martin said the firing of rounds in the vicinity of UNIFIL positions in Lebanon is ‘completely unacceptable’.

The founder of the world famous Coolmore Stud at the start of Thursday's hearing asked the judge's permission to address the court.

Sean McGovern, 39, appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin amid high security.

Eoin Richardson appeared before Judge Patricia Cronin at Dublin District Court and faced objections to bail.

Liverpool native David Hunter is one of three men to be found guilty of murdering dissident republican Michael Barr.

Gardaí say a man armed with a shotgun entered the restaurant in Northwood in Santry at 7:30pm and threatened staff.

Karen Saunderson (68) pleaded guilty to 10 offences contrary to the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013