It comes as a Savills report found that population growth in Ireland exceeded the delivery of new homes by almost four to one.

The surge in reports of reactions to various Covid-19 vaccines in 2021 resulted in a trebling of the overall level of adverse reactions compared to 2020.

The cost of implementing the 20 key measures would cost €250 million every year, and would take a number of years to put in place.

Rising costs and economic pressure were blamed for the decision to close the venues permanently on Thursday.

Colleagues have described her as a “one in a million” friend who was “wise beyond her years” and “sunshine to be around.”

Some 26,000 received A-level and AS-level results in Northern Ireland on Thursday.

In another record year for the business, new accounts filed by Center Parcs Ireland Ltd show that revenues at the Co Longford resort rose by 10.6 per cent from €87.4m to €96.7m in the 12 months to the end of April 18th this year.

They were pulled down at a recent protest but have since been reinstalled.

The study, conducted by sports betting and casino site Tonybet, looked at the percentage of 'excellent' reviews compared to the total number of reviews on Tripadvisor.

The sunny spells will come in to play in the western half of the country by early afternoon with the brighter weather extending nationwide later today with highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees.

The occupant of the house was described as shaken, but not injured.

Two Drugs.ie tents are open from 11am to 9pm Friday through Sunday, providing 30 hours of harm reduction support onsite delivered by trained volunteers.

244 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 121 are in wards elsewhere in hospitals.

Over 25 per cent of GPs are aged over 60 years, so this issue is going to become more prevalent in rural communities, he warned.

A man and woman were arrested after gardaí seized cocaine worth €140,000 following a search in Limerick city on Wednesday

Sinn Féin’s mental health spokesperson Mark Ward has called for the Mental Health Act to be reformed

Students looking for rental accommodation have been urged to be wary of scams ahead of the new academic year

Thursday’s front pages

Ireland's population growth is exceeding the pace of homes being built by almost four to one, according to a new study

It recently also announced a partnership with Nvidia to develop infrastructure for AI systems.