The three, aged 15, 17 and 18, are set to appear before Ballymena Magistrates’ Court later.

“When they told me I had got the apartment I broke down in tears, but all I can say is, if you hang tough, good things do happen,” Cook said.

'There was clearly a building intent that was to attack the building. And unfortunately that prevailed'

Ms McCarrick was born in New York in 1967 and was 26 years old at the time of her disappearance. This is the first arrest in the case.

The carrier said this will be the ‘minimum’ punishment and it will continue to pursue passengers for civil damages.

A variety of stories feature on Irish front pages on Thursday morning.

Elsewhere, a leisure centre in Larne was set on fire.

Micheál Martin will address the Joint Business Council All-island Business Conference in Dundalk on Thursday.

A fire broke out at Larne Leisure Centre following vandalism at the facility, amid several nights of disorder in Northern Ireland.

The man has been named locally as Paddy O’Donoghue (81) from Gortahoonig, Muckross, Killarney, Kerry.

The pedestrian died after a single-vehicle collision.

Lady Anderson was joined by other peers at Westminster in condemning ‘the appalling acts of racist thuggery’ seen on the streets of Ballymena.

Around two dozen protesters gathered outside Leinster House on Wednesday.

Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said the force would be bringing extra officers, vehicles and equipment to areas where unrest has flared.

Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon, and Sligo will be under the yellow rain warning until 9pm on Thursday, while Leinster and Waterford's warning will expire at 6pm.

The Central Bank is the designated authority in relation to the sale of Israel Bonds in the EU.

A teacher has given his first reaction to this year's Leaving Cert history exams

Daragh Hayes (37) and Cian Hayes (33), who were both jailed on January 30th last, have served around 19 weeks as prisoners among the general population of the high-security Limerick Prison.

The National Treatment Purchase Fund said it had suspended all insourcing work at the public hospital since April 11th.

Brendan O’Mara (62) made his fourth appearance at Ennis District Court concerning the seizure of an estimated €10 million worth of cannabis