The Government said this marked a milestone in its efforts for zero tolerance of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.

This serious action is only permitted when there is an “immediate and serious risk” to the child if they remain at home

The service dealt with 120 calls between 5pm and 7pm on Tuesday evening, which was the busiest period, he told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland.

Wednesday's front pages mainly focus on the 'unprecedented' flooding which took place in various locations across the country. 

Met Éireann are warning strong and very gusty westerly winds, accompanied by squally showers.

Irish beef, education and the Horizon programme are among the items on the agenda this week.

The man, aged in his 40s, is being detained in the west of the country

The Taoiseach said the Government could not ‘be blind to (the) reality’ that Ireland was seen as more attractive than other EU countries

The Court of Appeal sentenced Brian Haig (40) to two and a half years in prison

The brothers had both denied raping the teenager when she was “comatose” with alcohol they bought

David Bolger (45) was sentenced to nine years in prison for the manslaughter of his friend, Przemyslaw Klimczuk

Katarzyna Wsiubiak (34) was found not guilty of charges arising from the incident by reason of insanity

A garda witness told the jury that the deceased's sister, Eucharia McDermott, alleged that Mr Hayes had been physically abusive to Amadea in the past.

The order was secured by Padraic Walsh who claims that his employer, which operates a facility named after the Irish-born evangelist Fr Peyton who was known as 'The Rosary Priest', has damaged his reputation and breached his contract of employment.

A former hotelier who was jailed for raping a 17-year-old employee after a staff party has failed in a second bid to overturn his conviction

Major flooding affected some counties on Tuesday, particularly Down and Louth

US Ambassador to London Jane Hartley said the next six weeks are 'a time frame where stuff could happen'

The incident took place in Enniscorthy on Tuesday morning

Stephen Bedford appeared again at Dublin District Court on Tuesday having been charged with public order offences

Professor of Pharmacology Michael Ryan gave evidence in the trial of Jozef Puska at the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday