The victim has been named as Jonathan Kavanagh (48) from Curracloe

John Gately said he and his wife were very concerned about his son's condition after he was spiked, and brought him to Mercy University Hospital in Cork.

Cork Independent Ireland TD Ken O’Flynn said that it was scandalous to spend so much money on a structure which is 'the size of a garden shed'.

48 per cent of Irish businesses plan to increase investment in capital projects – higher than the 37 per cent of businesses in the UK.

Wind Energy Ireland estimates that, to achieve the 9,000 MW of onshore wind energy by 2030 target in the Climate Action Plan, An Bord Pleanála would have needed to approve 1,720 MW during this period.

Revolut said the emotional and financial impact to those affected by impersonation scams can be devastating,

The man (40s) who was assaulted was left in a critical condition.

Sinn Féin TD Mairéad Farrell said there have been "conflicting reports" when it comes to the 'super junior' roles.

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The three men, with addresses in Dublin and Wicklow, have pleaded not guilty to a total of seven counts of rape, oral rape and sexual assault

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said the FMD outbreak is of ‘significant concern’ for farmers in Northern Ireland

Police have appealed for information about the crash in the Steeple Road area of Antrim on Thursday.

It is the State’s case that Dylan McCarthy died following an incident in Monasterevin in which he received punches from Sean Kavanagh (26) and Calvin Dunne (24), before he received “a vicious kick” to the head.

The project involves landfall works at Killard on the Clare coast that lie close to US President elect Donald Trump’s golf resort at Doonbeg.

The British government is challenging a Belfast High Court ruling that compelled it to establish a public inquiry into the killing of Sean Brown in 1997.

Alan Vial (39) and Nikita Burns (22) are charged with the murder of Robert 'Robin' Wilkin on June 25th, 2023

The Taoiseach will then be nominated when the Dáil returns on January 22nd. It is expected that Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin will take on this role.

Here are some of the key details of their policy programme.

The total amount of cocaine recovered was 33 grams with an estimated value of €2,310.

High Court has ordered Conor McGregor to pay €100,000 of the damages and €200,000 of the legal costs now, with the remainder deferred pending appeal