Sightings of the invasive species have caused significant concern about potential impacts in the Cork area.

Newderm’s chief executive, Robert O’Keeffe, had earlier headed unsuccessful court applications for injunctions restraining Viktoria O’Keeffe, Olga Samafalava and their new clinic Crocus Medical, from continuing their recently set up competing business.

The university said it could not, however, exit from an EU-funded project involving an Israeli institution called Technion.

In July, Mr Craddock’s Granville Developments Ltd lodged plans with Dublin City Council for the three-storey residential accommodation comprising of 38 en suite bedrooms at Haddington Place on a site to the rear of Sisters of The Holy Faith in Ballsbridge.

Dr Patrick J. McNamara, first-born son of Padraic and Eileen McNamara, Bohernasup, and a distinguished alumnus of St Muredach's College, has spent his career pushing against the boundaries of what medical science once deemed impossible.

The Budget Day package will be worth €9.4 billion and will not be accompanied by a cost of living package of measures.

The eclipse is set to take place eastward at around 8pm until roughly 9.30pm, visible all across Ireland, although the east coast is slightly favoured.

The estate has undergone significant work since coming under the ownership last year of multibillionaire vacuum cleaner magnate James Dyson for a reported fee of €30 million.

The An Garda Síochána Kildare Facebook page said gardaí detected the vehicle travelling at 149km/h in a 120km/h zone during a recent speed check on the M7 at Mayfield, south Kildare.

Defendant Pelu Sava, 18 Fortunestown Close, Tallaght, Dublin 24, is charged with stealing four mobile phones in the main arena and handling one stolen phone at Cosby House on Sunday, August 31st.

Conall Shiels appeared at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal following the incident on June 23rd, 2024.

Police said alleged offences involved calls being made from Northern Ireland to victims aged in their 80s in the central European country.

Boyzone have had six UK number one singles and five UK number one albums.

A man sustained injuries during the course of a shooting incident near the Corduff Shopping Centre on Blackcourt Avenue.

A look at what is making the headlines in Friday's papers.

Mr Ahern said he did not want to run as an Independent, but accepted he would not be the Fianna Fáil candidate.

Over the past year, the UK and Irish Governments have engaged in a process for ‘root and branch’ reform of the Legacy Act and the ICRIR.

Andrew McGovern, aged 38, of School Lane, Rathowen, Co. Westmeath, who was responsible for the "sinister" and "blatantly false" messages and posts on Twitter, now called X, was sentenced by Judge Bernadette Owens at Mullingar District Court on Thursday.

In a statement on Thursday, Ombudsman Dr Niall Muldoon criticised the response of the Government and Tusla.

Smoke was seen coming from a building behind a restaurant on Oliver Plunkett Street at around 7pm today.