Philip Dwyer was found not guilty of engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour at the Daisy Chain Crèche

Some 19 arrests were made across the day and Garda public order units deployed as Irish flag-waving protesters objecting to Government immigration policies staged the sit-down demonstration on O’Connell Bridge.

The Taoiseach said the safety of Irish troops stationed in Lebanon was an “absolute priority” for the Government.

An Bord Pleanála has refused planning retention to the operator of the Adare Manor resort, Tizzard Holdings UC for a widening and lengthening of existing internal farm roadway served by an existing farm entrance at Knockanes, Adare.

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty criticised the decision to increase the Standard Fund Threshold (SFT).

The massive cost of the 18-bike shelter was again raised in the Dáil on Thursday.

The Fianna Fáil leader said ‘It’s all there to play for’.

Christian Brothers College in Cork plans to build a new building within the college’s grounds at Sidney Hill in Cork

Simon Harris said it was important to keep assessing the rules around migration ‘to maintain social cohesion’.

Internal records from the Oireachtas show the completion date for the controversial project slipped repeatedly.

The centre, which is ran by Ability West, provides respite care to a maximum of six adults with intellectual, as well as sometimes physical, disabilities.

The follows a search warrant carried out at a residential property in Finglas, Dublin 11.

A new report by the Air Accident Investigation Unit also revealed that the plane sustained a bird strike as it made an emergency landing

The price of running an Electric vehicle has gone down, as owners can expect to pay an average of €857.77 per year

The latest Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll shows Fine Gael as the most popular party in the country at 27 per cent, a rise of four per cent.

The main headlines in Thursday's papers.

Taoiseach Simon Harris is to chair a summit at Government Buildings.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after the incident near Clonmany on Wednesday

His decision emerged on Wednesday evening as Fine Gael held its selection convention for the Meath West constituency.

An Assembly committee heard evidence from ethnic minority organisations on the recent upsurge in racist crimes in Northern Ireland.