Numerous units of the Meath fire services battled the blaze at Thornton's Recycling Centre in Dunboyne

The Citizen Survey Report on Night-Time Economy also showed that only one in three people feel safe in the city centre at night.

A series of yellow weather warnings are also in place across the island.

Daniel O'Sullivan's family thanked the paramedics and emergency services which came to his aid.

The man is expected to appear before a sitting of Dublin District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Friday morning.

Mr Chambers, who has criticised planning objections, previously opposed a development which included apartments over ‘aesthetic’ concerns.

Workers have no automatic entitlement to time off work on Good Friday.

Cork, Kerry, Galway, Mayo, and Clare will be under the yellow warning until 9pm on Friday night, while Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford have the warning until 6am Saturday morning.

Ní Mhurchú said planning permission is becoming impossible for young native speakers who have land but are refused permission to build in Gaeltacht areas.

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The rules are due to kick in in May 2026.

A range of stories feature on the front pages of Irish newspapers on Friday.

When lodging the plans earlier this year, Mr Crosbie said that the 200-seater ‘Baby Vicar’ entertainment venue for Dublin’s docklands “will bring light and life to a dark place”.

He was arrested on Thursday morning after it happened at a shop on the Old Dublin Road.

At Ennis District Court, Eddie Carey (31) was appearing in connection to being charged with 24 burglaries at premises across Clare, Limerick and Galway that included one at Wolfe Tones GAA Club in Shannon.

The PPS in Northern Ireland also said Will Kerr will not face charges relating to an allegation of misconduct in public office.

Almost 900,000 Easter eggs are wasted every year.

'They're sitting there going into their 30's in a position where they're saying: 'Okay, not only do I have to try and start saving, I have to get back to zero before I can start saving'.

The new team will focus on research and development in projects that optimise digital operations, customer and employee servicing, as well as external operations through technology, digital tools, and data.

David Cullinane had said the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ in equality law was a ‘common sense judgement’.