Toilets in common areas at Mountjoy Prison were found to be blocked and filthy during inspections

The busiest day in January was Sunday, January 4th, when a total of 112,227 passengers went through the airport.

Catherine Connolly said that across the island of Ireland there are ‘different aspirations for the future’ and an ‘unfinished story’.

Tánaiste Simon Harris described a ban on under-16s being on social media as a ‘North Star’.

Mark Hehir, who is originally from Limerick but now lives in London, was fired by Metroline after he chased down a thief.

University Hospital Limerick is consistently the most overcrowded hospital nationally, and it has been the subject of a number of internal HSE reviews following a number of patient deaths that occurred during severe overcrowding conditions.

Austin Appelbee started swimming, first pulling his life jacket partly off him to aid his swimming, and then he removed it altogether as he felt it was slowing him down.

Darragh O’Brien is now proposing new regulations for a total ban on scrambler use in public spaces.

Noah, a pupil of St Malachy’s College, was 14 when he was found dead in a storm drain in north Belfast in June 2020

Guestford Ltd operates Red Cow Moran Hotel on the Naas Rd on the western outskirts of Dublin, and new accounts show that pre-tax profits increased by 84 per cent to €11.32 million in 2023

The High Court was told on Wednesday that two members of the disciplinary appeals panel had resigned.

The father, who tried to blame the Devil for his actions, showed no emotion at his sentencing on Wednesday morning.

Ms Connolly was greeted by First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.

Nearly 400 drivers were detected for driving while using a mobile phone.

The Taoiseach and Tanaiste were among those to describe it as ‘concerning’, ‘disrespectful’ and ‘disappointing’.

MEP Ciaran Mullooly said he has also written to all Irish MEPs seeking their co-signature on the letter to President von der Leyen.

It was part of an online fraud investigation into 200 Maltese nationals, resulting in losses of around €1 million.

Pressure has been growing on the government to introduce tighter regulations for the vehicles following the death of 16-year-old Grace Lynch last month.

Met Éireann’s Andrew Doran-Sherlock has also warned that just because the rain has stopped, flooding still remains a risk.

Weather stories are scattered across Irish front pages on Wednesday once again.