A female juvenile has been referred to the Garda National Youth Diversion Programme

A male and a female (both aged in their 20s) were subsequently charged and are due to appear before Athlone District Court

The body of Ms Ward, 22, was found by police in Northern Ireland at her home in Melrose Street in Belfast on October 1st

Here are the stories making headlines across the country this Friday

Simon Harris flew back from the US on Thursday.

The Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will explore Jupiter's Europa moon, will have launch windows until November 6th.

Detective Garda Jeremy Gibbons said the accused allegedly made persistent calls to the Emergency Call Answering Services (ECAS).

At the Court of Appeal on Thursday, Mr Justice John Edwards rejected the appeal by the 59-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his daughter.

Ted Roche (22), of Ballyscanlon, Fenor, Tramore, Co Waterford, sued stud farm owner Paul Shanahan over the accident at Mr Shanahan's Ashtown Stud, Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford, on September 22nd 2019.

Simon Harris said he would work on a cross-party basis on the matter.

Sean McGovern was named in the Special Criminal Court in Dublin as one of the leaders of the Kinahan organisation earlier this year.

The Taoiseach said he will speak to his Government colleagues in the weeks ahead about pushing through their final pieces of legislation.

15 per cent of the survey respondents said they do not know how to support their mental health, and 13 per cent said it is not seen as something people in their circle do.

He sued Ms O’Doherty, a former journalist with the Irish Independent, over the postings on Twitter (X), Facebook and her own internet video broadcast portal.

Roy Butler (23) died at Cork University Hospital on August 17th, 2021. He had received a Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine at a pharmacy five days earlier.

Joseph Moore was operating a bin lift on a lorry, when a bin which was near its emptying position fell and struck him on the head.

The court heard Jordan, who also has an address at Rosemount Court, Dundrum, Dublin 14, was a resident at a second apartment block in the property.

Aoife, 16, died at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) in 2022 after waiting for 12 hours to be assessed for suspected sepsis.

The BBC says the programme constituted responsible journalism that was the result of careful investigation.

The Sunday Times reported that Russian intelligence recruited an Irish politician during the Brexit negotiations.