Saturday's front pages

Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae could be a "dark horse" in the presidential race, according to former minister Ivan Yates

In a call with Micheál Martin, the UK prime minister had what was described as a ‘constructive discussion’ on dealing with the legacy of the conflict

Mr Magnier is suing Mr Thomson-Moore and Barne over the collapse of the purchase. The estate has been owned by the Thomson-Moore family for generations.

The vote was expected to pass and will result in three of Dublin's four local authority areas having increased property tax from next year.

Ireland remains committed to renewing the Unifil mission, the Tánaiste has said.

The assaults on the then 17-year-old are alleged to have taken place on Essex Street, Dublin 2 and Pearse Street Garda Station on June 1st, 2021.

The jury panel of eight men and four women, having so far spent two hours and 20 minutes considering their verdict, have ceased their deliberations for the weekend.

Alexander Kay (26) initially told gardaí he smoked cannabis and was bringing it home from Thailand as it was cheaper to buy there, but later admitted it was not for his own use.

A panel was removed from the base of the statue of the campaigner at Belfast City Council.

The incident happened at a car park on Castle Villas Street at 4:30 pm.

The court heard Cullen caused €60,914 worth of damage and that Irish Rail has indicated further costs of €40,000 for these incidents alone.

Kildare Wildlife Rescue’s Pearse Stokes said the ‘really heavy’ oil spill at Kilbogget Park is emitting pungent fumes.

Mrs Coyle lived through two pandemics, the Irish Civil War and the War of Independence.

The annual report on penal statistics in prisons by the Council of Europe identified Ireland as one of 15 countries in Europe where prisons have more inmates than places available.

Darren Dowling (48) was found guilty of eight counts of oral rape and three counts of indecent assault that took place at a Clondalkin address between 1990 and 1993 against his cousin Alan Murphy following a Central Criminal Court trial in July 2024.

It means almost 2,800 speeding fines and associated penalty points have been revoked by gardai this year following two significant errors.

At Ennis Circuit Court on Friday, the jury heard that Mr Gilligan made a pre-prepared statement to Gardaí at Shannon Garda Station on February 19th, 2024, in response to the then-allegation that he assaulted a 12-year-old boy with a stick at the Jamaica Inn hostel on October 5th 2023.

Department of Housing figures indicate that the total number of housing commencements to date for this year was 6,325 as compared to 34,581 by June of last year.

A total of 34,300 recipients were located outside the United Kingdom last year – more than 76 per cent of whom were living in Ireland