Excavation works began last month, intending to recover and forensically analyse the remains of nearly 800 infants buried at the site, many of whom are believed to have been interred in a disused septic tank.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says there is a need for ongoing sexual education beyond school to help young people navigate complex relationships.

The HSE said that the women are registered despite the system ‘not showing your correct details’.

Cannonball features free family festivals, celebrities, over 1000km of Irish open roads and they have raised over €2 million for Irish charities as over 200,000 spectators are expected from September 12-14th

He is one of two men arrested as part of a garda operation on Tuesday in which two properties were searched.

The nest was discovered near where one of the invasive insects were seen earlier this month.

The fire brigade was notified of the fire at 6.30am this morning.

Mr Cullinane said there is a responsibility on the Minister and the Government.

A wide variety of stories feature on Thursday's front pages, from crime to the presidential election.

The findings have been published by the Economic and Social Research Institute.

Talks between Forsa and the Department of Education concluded without an agreement on Wednesday.

Waiting times remain above the RSA’s Service Level Agreement of 10 weeks, and some individual test centres are still experiencing delays.

New abridged accounts filed by Murphy’s Ice-Cream Ltd show that it enjoyed a bumper 2024 as post-tax profits increased by 179 per cent from €76,417 in 2023 to €213,608 last year.

‘It is BAM’s responsibility to get its final 1 per cent done,’ Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said.

Three Garda patrol cars were damaged during the incident

‘Some leaders seem unable to use an appropriate language to express what is taking place,’ Michael D Higgins said.

Numbers employed last year increased by 178 from 1,411 to 1,589 and staff costs increased from €174.35 million to €202.89 million.

He previously claimed the presidential election system was unconstitutional, and launched a petition for it to be changed

Reporters and photographers read out the names of over 200 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza.

The independent said Michael D Higgins had been ‘courageous’ while in the role and that she would look to continue in that vein.