Alex Taffe, of Edenmore Park, Raheny, received a four-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to failing to safeguard the welfare of his one-and-a-half-year-old husky, Simba, under the Animal Health and Welfare Act.

The Government said it was a realistic projection to deliver a minimum of 300,000 new homes by the end of 2030.

Judge Paul Ramsey told Newry Crown Court he hoped to have a clearer picture early next year as to when the trial can ‘finally get under way’.

Bylaws are to be drawn up by Dublin City Council and go out to public consultation.

The mother of missing schoolboy Philip Cairns who disappeared nearly forty years ago has died

‘We will not allow our party to be exposed to any far-right elements,’ Sinn Féin national chairman Declan Kearney said.

“We could be doing so much more,” developer Michael O’Flynn has said about the rate at which houses are being built in Ireland

Mr O’Brien, a former Minister for Housing, said that “deliverability” was key

51-year-old Shaun Duffy pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of farmer Mervyn McClure

Police said it is fortunate the devices were discovered before they exploded.

Met Éireann has warned of significant rainfall accumulations, especially on high ground and exposed areas, in counties under the status orange rain warning.

The coalition said the target is achievable through public and private sector partners working together.

O’Donovan told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that the comments had given him 'food for thought'

Sinn Féin is being criticised for being soft on climate issues, but the party's spokesperson on transport, Pa Daly, said it is about 'fairness'.

Dr Connie Kelleher of the National Monuments Service said Skellig Michael was a unique site where there was a delicate balance that was vulnerable to the elements.

Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne has said Taoiseach Micheál Martin needs to bring more urgency to delivering on critical infrastructure

The Government’s long-awaited housing plan will be unveiled today against a backdrop of a fall in new housing commencements and Opposition predictions that the new strategy will not be radical enough to tackle the crisis, The Irish Times reports.

Sean Guerin SC for the Director of Public Prosecutions in his opening speech, said that there is no dispute that the accused man, Billy Burns (55), was suffering from a mental illness when he assaulted his mother.

John Bowe (41) was arrested following the chase, which occurred outside Bunclody, Co Wexford on December 5th 2014.

She was convicted and sentenced to three months on both counts, fully suspended for a period of two years