New accounts show that DirectRoute (Limerick) Ltd last year enjoyed the operating profit surge as revenues went up by 10 per cent from €24.67m to €27.19m.

New childcare subsidy rates will reduce costs for thousands of families by almost €100 a week.

At a sitting of the Family Law Court, solicitor, Anne Walsh made the request on behalf of the mother of the boy going into junior infants this week.

Afghan national Alinna Shafaie, who is of no fixed abode, claims to be 26, but his age and his identity were disputed by a garda who arrested him on Wednesday on Trinity Street Dublin 2.

In a statement online, management and staff at Brady and Fox said that their “hearts are broken” following the death of Shaun.

The Department for Children sand a subsidy increase will see cost reductions of up to €96.30 a week per child.

‘The period of elevated inflation now appears to have passed,’ Finance Minister Jack Chambers said of the inflation figure of 1.1%.

The accused man, aged 50 years, did not speak during the brief appearance and was assigned a German interpreter.

Habib Shah Shamel appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court.

The Foyle MP announced his decision to resign.

He was the second longest serving leader of his party.

This compares to an annual increase of 2.6 per cent for the eurozone over the same period.

Shaun Brady was taking out the bins before becoming involved with a group of people, and was shot.

Montserrat Martorell, 65, was found dead in a flat in Derry last weekend.

He is currently being held in a Garda station in Donegal.

In Terminal 2, all liquids must be under 100mls, put into a clear bags, and placed visibly in the security tray.

On Wednesday afternoon, staff were advised that production would cease to allow all staff to attend a meeting on Thursday morning for an announcement.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Patrick O’Donovan also said the statistics for this year’s Leaving Cert are ‘quite positive’.

The survey's authors said the reading did not suggest a major change in Irish consumer thinking