New figures from Central Statistics Office (CSO), found more than 15 per cent of all enterprises regardless of size used Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 2024.

No arrests have been made at this time and gardaí said investigations are ongoing.

The figures provided to Peadar Tóibín TD (Aontú) show that the spend of €1.005 billion last year was a 54 per cent increase on the €651.75 million paid out in 2023 on IP applicants.

In a victim impact statement, the woman, now aged 29, said reporting the assault was one of the hardest things she ever had to do but she believed in justice and expressed hope that it would also encourage others.

Police have appealed for information about the incident in Co Down on Friday.

They said funding will support the repair and restoration of older buildings with complex needs.

Vikat Bhagat was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in south Goa on Friday.

345 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 137 are in wards elsewhere in hospitals.

Judge John Aylmer said there was a risk of the “whole thing blowing up” had some individual gone around the back of the frequently-used building for a smoke.

Announcing the funding, Minister O’Brien said: 'My main priority is the ongoing maintenance and renewal of the regional and local road network.'

The homes are being developed in a 12-acre section of Seven Mills called Cooper Square, which consists of 257 one-bed, 318 two-bed and 32 three-bed apartments.

The club, that was previously known as Rouge, includes VIP sections while there is two toilets in one stall for friends who like to go to the toilet together.

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Philip Dwyer, who told gardaí at the scene that the case would be "thrown out of court", was found guilty of failing to comply with a direction to leave the area.

A cross-border appeal has been issued for two vehicle owners who were not involved in the collision and who may have information.

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Two vehicles, a cash-counting machine and financial documentation was also taken by Revenue officers.

Last October, the fanatical Roscommon GAA supporter retired from his famous barber shop in Roscommon Town after 52 years in business.

The 123 Baby Essentials Orthodontic Style Soothers 2pk, can break into small parts that a child may put in their mouth, posing a choking hazard.

Micheal Martin had said in Irish in the Dail chamber that the Sinn Fein leader was ‘telling lies’.