A look a the main stories in Monday's papers.

More than 83,000 applicants were waiting for a driving test in April – the highest number recorded since the pandemic.

Just 13 per cent of Irish adults said they cycled weekly, compared to 24 per cent of EU citizens.

President Michael D Higgins led tributes to Garda Kevin Flatley, who died after being hit by a motorbike at a speed checkpoint.

Figures provided by Cork City Council show traffic wardens issued 3,212 fines for parking offences on St Patrick's Street alone

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris paid tribute to Kevin Flatley (49), who had spent 26 years as a garda

The officers were injured while responding to an ‘aggressive’ man and ‘racially-motivated’ hate crimes.

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman accused the Government of ‘kicking the can down the road’.

An Garda said recent increases were linked mainly to injuries on duty, reflecting the “unpredictable and dangerous nature of frontline duties undertaken by gardaí nationwide.”

Extending to 352 square metres, the home sits on around 2.9 acres of woodland and landscaped grounds, bordered by a mill race fed by the Annamoe River in Co Wicklow.

Storytellers and musicians donned ancient garbs and head-dresses for the Bealtaine fire festival.

It is understood that the car all three people were travelling in hit a tree.

Crime, courts, and the Camogie Association skorts row all feature on Sunday's front pages.

It follows an incident off the Inishowen Peninsula yesterday afternoon that sparked a huge search and rescue mission.

Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne was confirmed as the chair of the Oireachtas AI committee

Gardaí and emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash near Waterford city

The Armed Response Unit eventually brought the vehicle to a stop on the M1 near Lisburn.

The RNLI said they were supporting the search involving three young men.

The girl’s family have praised the staff at the institution she is attending for going ‘above and beyond’.

Brendan O’Meara (62) was refused bail before a special sitting of Ennis District Court on Saturday.