Here are the stories making headlines this Wednesday

A man in his 20s has been arrested following the incident on the city’s Capel Street.

According to reports, the garda was stabbed multiple times.

David Dunbar, with an address at Manor Crescent, Roxborough Manor, Co Wexford, was previously described by Sky as a “top-level” copyright infringer who may have earned up to €450,000 a year from operating an illegal streaming service.

The injunctions against independent Ballymun/Finglas councillor Gavin Pepper (no connection to Pepper Finance) also restrain such activity against members of the family of MD Ian Wigglesworth, who has five children, including one with Down Syndrome.

Gardaí were called to an incident on the N4 at the Chapelizod bypass where all inbound lanes are closed and outbound traffic is down to one lane.

The High Court in London ruled earlier this week that the will of a man believed to be the IRA agent known as Stakeknife will not be made public.

Mr Magnier wants the court to enforce the deal he claims he sealed with Mr Thomson-Moore in a handshake agreement for the 751-acre farm in Tipperary on August 22nd, 2023, at Mr Magnier's Coolmore home.

A former senior executive in the company’s Dublin office, Gary Rooney, told a hearing on Tuesday that he was given “an ultimatum to sign up to a new reality” following Mr Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform (now known as X).

Martin and Kathleen Donovan, who live at Túr Uisce, Doughiska, Galway, have been keeping the horses and using buildings as makeshift stables on the site at Briarhill Junction, Galway City, the court heard.

Mr Justice Brian O'Moore, on behalf of the three judge Court of Appeal (CoA), rejected appeals over the way the High Court handled contempt of court applications against Noel Martin senior and Drumgoan Developments Ltd.

Department of Housing figures published on Friday showed the number of people using emergency accommodation rose to 15,915 last month.

Officers were ‘punched, kicked and spat at’ as they responded to calls on Friday and Saturday night in Downpatrick, Co Down.

The 54-year-old Ukrainian man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, was found guilty by a jury, of raping and sexually assaulting the woman on March 13th 2024.

HHC, a drug commonly used in some vapes or edibles, has been banned

They had sued the HSE over the care they received at South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

Richard Manson (48), formerly of Mellows Quay, Usher’s Quay, Dublin 8, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing serious harm to Patrik Hudacek outside Pilsner Bar, also on Usher’s Quay on December 3rd, 2023.

Ronan Hughes was jailed for 20 years in 2021 for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese nationals found in a vehicle in Essex in October 2019.

In addition, Kelly admitted making a threat to kill Ms Timmermans at an unknown location within the State on September 1st 2024, intending her to believe it would be carried out.

Court hears how one phone call led to catastrophic injuries for Alanna Quinn Idris