Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty said the minister’s RTÉ Prime Time interview was ‘tantamount to a public humiliation of a public servant’

A 66-year-old man has appeared before a sitting of Tralee District Court this afternoon charged with the murder of 84-year-old Paddy O’Mahony at his home in Castlemaine, Co Kerry at the weekend

At Ennis Circuit Court, the man - who turns 81 in May - has pleaded guilty to 12 separate counts of indecent assault against the five boys from 1976 to 1981 at four locations in Clare and Limerick.

Daniel O'Connell (42) of Cherry Orchard Park, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 pleaded guilty to possession of heroin for sale or supply on March 8th, 2022 at the same location.

Helen McEntee said the number of people killed in road crashes since the beginning of the year is ‘far too high’.

Jon Boutcher said the Legacy Act has been criticised by all the victims’ groups in Northern Ireland.

There is nothing in the relevant legislation to suggest Tusla’s performance of its statutory obligations regarding special care is intended to be resource-dependent, the judge said.

The National Union of Journalists said it remained ‘gravely concerned’ at continued uncertainty surrounding the cash-strapped broadcaster.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said drug use on both sides of the border has become prevalent and has led to a 25% rise in the price of cocaine.

Simon Harris said the Government has committed to establishing a task force on scoliosis-related surgeries.

The court heard Mr Flatley who also has homes in Monaco, Italy and London used Castlehyde for two to four months a year.

He was found dead outside his home in Castlemaine, Kerry on Sunday.

Out of the 451,9000, 42.3 per cent of the visitors were from Great Britain, 11.1 per cent were from the United States, and 5.8 per cent were from Germany.

The Finance Minister said he did not think going to the polls next month would be ‘the right thing to do’.

University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected by overcrowding, with 121 patients on trolleys.

Mr Justice Colton is delivering a judgment at Belfast High Court.

A post-mortem will be conducted by the Office of the State Pathologist later on Wednesday.

Laura Wickham told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that her husband Yasser Eljuboori had been travelling back to Ireland, on his Irish passport, when he was detained at the airport.

Film makers Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who were controversially arrested in 2018, have taken a case to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.

These are the biggest stories making headlines this Wednesday.