Commissions of investigation are independent statutory inquiries, empowered to investigate matters of significant public concern.

Brendan McDonagh has withdrawn his name from consideration to be the office’s first chief executive.

The digital system took 18 months to roll out across Northern Ireland.

A sitting of Dublin District Coroners Court last week heard evidence that a number of “goodbye” notes were found in the bedroom of Ms Zhang’s lodgings in Dublin.

The woman has been named locally as Rita Brick (75), who was a native of Mount Pleasant Avenue in Wolfe Street in Limerick city.

The Fianna Fáil leader sits at 46 per cent, while his Fine Gael counterpart is back on 40 per cent.

A growing number of Irish events and festivals have been affected by bad weather.

Unite Ireland secretary Susan Fitzgerald said the Good Jobs Bill was ‘far from a revolutionary document’.

The HSA says their latest figures show a “concerning rise in (workplace) fatalities”, particularly among the self-employed and farmers.

The property extends to approximately 206 sq. metres over two storeys and is rated B1 for energy efficiency.

Luke Hyde got into difficulty while swimming near St Mary's Church by Pope's Quay last Wednesday.

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One man aged in his 30s has been arrested in connection with this seizure.

Co Donegal's biggest town was unusually quiet from early morning as Gardai implemented a crowd control strategy which saw roads blocked off and traffic diverted.

Damage was caused to both the internal and external front door areas of the house in the Gweebara Park aera.

A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene, and another man in his 40s was arrested at a different location following additional enquiries.

The World Health Organisation executive director said he is ‘angry with the world’.

The Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland (ICCI) has been closed since an alleged physical altercation at a meeting on April 19th, to which gardaí were called.

The scene of the incident at Wolfe Tone Street is currently preserved for technical examination and inquiries are ongoing.