James “Jake” Berney, a father of two and a painter, died on June 26th, 2025, at Tallaght University Hospital

It will be dry to begin on Saturday with a few bright spells early on in the east. However, it will become increasingly cloudy from the west, with rain and drizzle moving into west Ulster, Connacht and west Munster.

Unite union members began an eight-day walk out at the Diageo packaging plant in east Belfast on Friday.

Kathleen Reilly and four of her husband’s family members in Athlone had a total of €366,000 in “undeclared” earnings and a €30,000 collection of designer clothes.

It means no new patients can be referred to the service due to being denied additional resources. 

Sinn Féin argues that the conversation on Irish unity is ‘well under way across society’.

The R402 at Kishawanny Road junction is currently closed with local diversions in place.

Richard Guiney, CEO of the group Dublin Town, has said that people need to have more options.

The four men, who are all aged in their 20s and 30s, were arrested on Friday morning.

The Mental Health Commission looked at the use of practices such as seclusion, physical restraint and mechanical restraint across 66 inpatient centres last year.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland said the presence of roadside memorials on high-speed roads introduces 'significant safety risks'.

Gardaí said on Friday that they were investigating an arson attack at a home in Castleconnell, situated about 15kms from Limerick City.

There are markers for Christmas markets and festivals, light shows, ice-skating, and Santa's Grottos.

Her body has been removed to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem will take place.

It comes as drivers have been meeting the Government this week to discuss their demands and objections to the Uber model.

Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his grand-aunt Mary Holt died in the attack in Co Offaly on Saturday.

A summary of Friday's headlines.

The think tank also said the presence of multinational corporations ‘remains a tremendous positive for the Irish economy’.

The move by Glenveagh Homes to lodge the Large Scale Residential (LRD) scheme with Fingal Co Council follows the house-builder purchasing €130 million of property from Gannon Homes

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