He said it would involve putting an extra eight million passengers into this “squeezebox.”

The DUP leader said Westminster’s current offer will not be enough to deal with long-term challenges.

Hundreds of mourners started to gather about an hour prior to his funeral Mass at 11am at St James’ Church in Horsewood, Co Wexford.

People have returned to their homes and the road has reopened.

Minister for Education, Norma Foley has been involved in discussions with the RSA around the new short course which will be taught in transition year.

It happened on Brunswick Street, in the North Inner City, shortly after midday.

Sean Egan, director of healthcare regulation, said some hospitals have really got a grip on the problem of overcrowding.

Saturday's front pages focus on range of stories from EU leaders failing to back a Gaza ceasefire to overcrowded hospitals being urged to 'copy' Waterford hospitals' approach. 

Two members of the State’s security forces were killed during the operation.

A woman who is fostering two of the puppies who were found abandoned at a Dublin graveyard this week has said they are "thriving, happy and healthy"

A man in his 40s was shot multiple times in Wicklow on Thursday.

The Taoiseach made the comments after an EU summit concluded

Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy found Eddie Campbell, who was employed in Portlaoise Prison, had not made out a strong case against his dismissal which was likely to succeed. He therefore refused to continue an injunction restraining his dismissal

Earlier this month an ESB employee who had been asked by his client to carry out some works on the site, was "assaulted"

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said he believes a deal could be done by the end of next week.

She has 100 previous convictions, including convictions for assault, public order, criminal damage, theft, possession of a weapon and attempted robbery.

Detective Garda Shane Whelan told David Perry BL, prosecuting, Friday that the defendant and the victim have known each other for many years.

The planner’s report acknowledged that the existing shopping centre is a local landmark, but this was not due to the quality of its architecture

In reference to evidence that gloves seized from the man less than 30 minutes after the shooting contained matching firearms residue, State counsel Eilis Brennan SC said: "We don’t live in Detroit where there are regular drive-bys". "It was 11.20pm; was he going Pheasant shooting?" she asked.

In his closing speech to the jury on Friday, prosecuting counsel told the jury: “He should not be allowed to pull the wool over your eyes.”