The defending Leinster champions have been dumped out by Dublin in Saturday's semi-final.

A State solicitor on Friday made an ex-parte application (where only one side is represented) on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to have the four accused tried before the Special Criminal Court, with the charges having been sent forward from the District Court last month.

The Hanlon family of Muchgrove farm were themselves dubious when asked if they could make potato gelato, but say the amazing taste of the recipe has surprised them.

Caolán Tasker Dullaghan died in Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street five days after he had been rushed by ambulance to the hospital following the collision.

The collision occurred at Bellews Bridge Road, Castletown, shortly after 1:45pm.

Gardaí observed a number of Articulated Tractor Units blocking traffic on the M1 Motorway Northbound carriageway, after junction 14.

In the last 12 months, the men's side ended their wait for a Leinster championship, as they defeated Meath in Croke Park.

Revenue officers found 50 kilos of suspected cannabis on Wednesday in Castlebellingham.

The intelligence-led operation resulted in approximately 50kg of herbal cannabis being seized on Wednesday.

Rory McCullough, who runs six coaches from his base in Clogherhead, Co. Louth, has been forced to pay an extra €1400 on diesel for his transport since pump prices began rising a week ago.

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Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.

Shortly after 4:30 am, a car with three occupants failed to stop for gardaí in the Whitehall area of Dublin 9.

‘We’re not going to be doing this a second time, to be quite honest about it,’ Minister Patrick O’Donovan said.

Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton was embroiled in controversy when she announced a review of SNA allocations

He has since been transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.

Gardaí seized 506 kgs of cannabis

The accused said he had taken ketamine, cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy and a bottle of nitrous oxide

Met Éireann has issued a warning to Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow.

The collision happened on the R215 at Newtownfane at 2.50 pm.

Garret Baker SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said the panel would also hear that the accused Luke Donnelly (29) was behaving in "an erratic way" before the killing

At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday morning, defence counsel, Michael Bowman SC, said there is a “psychiatric dimension” to the case.

The forecaster said areas of dense fog and freezing fog could affect visibility and create hazardous travelling conditions.

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The child has since passed away at Children's Health Ireland, Temple Street in Dublin, after the collision on the R123 at Dowdallshill in Dundalk last Saturday.

Moira Todd’s brother Eugene Simons was disappeared by Stakeknife’s unit in the Provisional IRA in 1981.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland also directed that John Corr should not be eligible to apply to have his name restored to the register of pharmacists for a period of five years.

The warning begins on Friday at 11 am until 5 pm.

Chloe McGee's mass led by Monsignor Shane McCaughey, has taken place at St Joseph’s Church, also attended by President Catherine Connolly.

The details of the funerals for the victims of a crash in Co Louth have been set out.

Two weeks ago at the Special Criminal Court, the leader of the gang was jailed for 12 years after he was caught “red-handed” in a garda raid, during which parts for six weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were seized.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris also paid tribute to the victims, while Garda Superintendent Liam Geraghty said it was particularly stark that they were speaking on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

The court heard that gardaí believe an attack was planned on Ireland’s first mosque on behalf of a right-wing extremist group.

During the course of the search of a house, a cannabis cultivation operation was discovered.

Following initial reports of the fire being started by the discharge of fireworks, investigations by An Garda Síochána to date indicate that the fire was started deliberately.

Both Susan Mallon and Jenny Sullivan waived their right to anonymity so Ian Healy could be named

They included three children under 10 years of age.

The drugs were discovered during the search of two homes in the city on Friday. 

The men have been taken to the serious crime suite at Musgrave Police Station in Belfast for questioning.

Father Gerry Campbell appealed at the joint funeral for three members of the O’Connor family for more resources to be devoted towards mental health.

On Saturday, gardaí intercepted a vehicle shortly before 9:00 pm in North County Dublin.

A married couple and their adult son were killed in their home in Co Louth and will have a joint funeral on Tuesday.