Police have appealed for information about the incident in the early hours of Wednesday.

Two other people were treated for smoke inhalation in the incident in Newtownards.

Michael Gaine was last seen on Thursday, with CCTV footage showing him buying phone credit in a Centra near Kenmare.

A Wicklow farmer is using alpacas as animal therapy for the elderly and people with additional needs.

Opposition leaders are to meet on Wednesday morning after the Dail was disrupted amid a row on speaking time changes.

A day of chaos in the Dáil features heavily on the front pages of Wednesday’s newspapers.

The case was settled without admission of liability.

There were chaotic scenes of shouting, interruptions and allegations of misogyny on Tuesday as tension over the speaking rights row boiled over.

Simon Harris is visiting Lebanon this week against a backdrop of heightened tensions with Israel.

Michael Lowry, who is at the centre of a dispute that divided the Dáil, stuck two fingers up to members of the opposition as proceedings were adjourned amid chaotic scenes.

In a statement released on Tuesday evening, Micheál Martin said that "despite listening respectfully to the questions posed by opposition deputies, my attempts to answer were constantly and systematically interrupted and shouted down".

Planning permission granted to Derryroe Ltd in September 2020 for the planned complex at Herbert Park is due to expire in October 2025 after DCC refused to extend the duration of the permission, the developer says.

Tánaiste Simon Harris held a late-night call with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick.

Regin Parithapara Rajan (43), who is from Kerala in India, has gone on trial in Cork charged with the murder of his wife Deepa Dinami at their home in Wilton in the city in July of 2023.

The Tipperary North TD has been contacted for comment after he was caught apparently giving a V-sign in a video recorded by People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy.

Rachel Redmond said she didn't know convicted killer Wayne Cooney had committed 'any crime at all' when she drove him away from the scene

Deirdre Arnold, with an address at Briarfield Grove, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5, is accused of being the getaway driver for the murderer of Lisa Thompson

Brian Ibe has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of Peter Kennedy

Iskilu Awolumate (28) of Hazelgrove Estate, Tallaght, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to handling the proceeds of crime at an unknown location on dates between March 2020 and January 2021.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was appealing against the severity of a nine-month custodial sentence