The counting process in the local elections is under way

The weekend will be spent counting votes in the local and European elections after people cast their votes on Friday

Saturday's front pages

The ballot papers for the local government elections will be sorted and counted first.

Counting in the council elections is due to start on Saturday.

The collision happened in Monvoy at 6:20pm on Friday evening.

Ireland is electing new councillors, MEPs and some voters will also be directing electing a mayor.

Josip Štrok died from his injuries four days later, on April 3rd in Tallaght Hospital.

D Hotel owners receive €1.52m for first quarter as IP accommodation bill soars 54 per cent to €214.94m for January to March year-on-year

Naomi Long has been due to address the event in east Belfast next Saturday.

The divorced father-of-three claimed he was openly gay and had, therefore, been subjected to persecution

Judge Sheehan said O’Donovan used “significant violence” during the sexual attack on the woman.

The planned office site is 1.3 acres of an overall 13.3 acre site in Cherrywood, Loughlinstown, 12 acres of which is zoned for town centre development.

The SDLP leader addressed a New Ireland Commission event in Belfast.

Cloverhill District Court heard that Bohan observed the family, threw a bucket at them and was "screaming at them to move out".

Stephen Alexander, his brother Doug jnr, and their parents, Doug and Lily, died in a collision on the N25 near New Ross

The toddler, who has a twin sister Freyja, was found unresponsive by a woman in the house who immediately contacted emergency services.

The man in his 40s, who was arrested on Thursday, has been charged and will appear in court on Friday.

Gardaí conducted a search of a house at approximately 11pm on Thursday evening, where 2kg of suspected heroin was found.

The Taoiseach voted minutes after polls opened on Friday morning before heading off on a 14-hour canvass.