The incident began when two stolen vehicles failed to stop for gardaí in Kilkenny shortly before 6 pm.

Last September, CyberSafeKids published a report revealing that 65% of children aged eight to 12 in Ireland had been contacted by a stranger online.

A proposed trip north of the border during the pontiff’s historic visit to the island of Ireland in 2018 was shelved because of time constraints.

The BBC building in Belfast city centre was put into lockdown for a short period when protesters made their way on to the premises.

The internal audit said there were no properly documented procedures for the scheme, while funding intended for one project ended up being spent on another.

Last year a study from Dublin City University’s Anti-Bullying Centre showed that the recommender algorithms used by social media platforms are rapidly amplifying misogynistic and male supremacist content.

Mr Justice Oisin Quinn said he was concerned that while there were 26 special care beds in the country, only 15 were currently staffed and none was available for the 16-year-old girl whose life had been threatened.

The former taoiseach met Francis during his visit to Ireland in 2018.

She has reared calves and lambs but turned her attention to breeding and selling pedigree lop-eared rabbits in April 2023, which led to people from all over Ireland travelling to Clare to buy her mild-mannered pet rabbits.

The WRC found that TikTok Technology had not breached the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 in its decision not to allow Zaurbek Musaev to work from home.

The woman, who was in her 80s, died following a collision with a grey Seat Ateca in the Doagh Road area of Newtownabbey on January 13.

The body of a man in his 30s was discovered on Monday afternoon.

Over 4,500 breath tests and 213 oral fluid tests were performed, which led to 149 arrests for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

The highest gust recorded was 184 km/h, with the highest 10-minute wind speed reaching 142 km/h at Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station in County Galway.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell was asked in 2019 by Pope Francis to take on the role managing the Vatican during the ‘interregnum’ between papacies.

The death of Pope Francis features on the front pages of all Irish newspapers on Tuesday.

The incident took place in an estate in Mullingar on Monday evening.

Education Minister Helen McEntee said the changes would be “more reflective” of students’ and teachers’ work.

The intersection at R521 and R523 in Ardagh village will remain closed overnight for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators tomorrow morning.

The crash took place on Citywest Avenue at around 8pm on Easter Sunday.