The alleged incident happened in the popular area of Albufeira on Monday.

Smoke from the blaze can be seen across the city, even as far as St Stephen's Green.

Mr Whelan is a corporate security executive from Michigan who also holds Irish citizenship.

A spokesman for Limerick Diocese said it received the first complaint about Casey in 2001.

Sinn Féin said the plan would cost €13.2 billion.

Flora Crowe said that the three armed robberies last October “have had a profound effect on my family, our staff and also the sense of safety within our community”

It's Ladies Day at the Galway Races, with plenty of stylish outfits on show as over 25,000 punters flocked to Ballybrit

Jonathan Abraham, 47, was arrested in Dublin on Tuesday and is charged with carrying out a surgical procedure, male circumcision on a child, without being a registered medical practitioner

Small commercial customers of electricity suppliers will also face increased charges over 12 months of almost €155.

The PSNI chief constable urged people to push back against the ‘poisonous nonsense’ spread by those seeking to demonstrate against the Islamic faith.

Minister Heather Humphreys said that a €20 increase for all social welfare payments would cost €1.5 billion

Commissioner Harris said the BWC system is “secure” and cannot be tampered with or altered.

Mr Justice Barry O’Donnell delivered the judgment on Thursday afternoon.

The broadcaster said less than one per cent were to the value of more than €10,000

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher answered questions about the case at the Policing Board monthly meeting.

The PSNI Chief Constable was appearing before the Policing Board.

Larne Swimming Club counts Team Ireland Olympians Daniel Wiffen, Danielle Hill and Conor Ferguson among its members.

Audi is now outselling several big-name mainstream rivals such as Nissan, Peugeot, Ford, Dacia and Renault

The company running it has said 84 per cent of people in the country have used one of the reverse vending machines.

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the company’s group operations manager had suffered discrimination on the basis of his gender, contrary to the Employment Equality Act