In Kilkenny, the Mullinavat to New Ross Road was closed due to flooding - and there were floods between Mullinavat and Knocktopher

Mr Varadkar will remain as Taoiseach in a caretaker capacity until a new taoiseach is voted in by the Dáil.

Dundon was accused of engaging in a 'cynical ploy' last month after he sacked his lawyers and asked for an adjournment of his appeal

Maurice Boland (36), of Bridgeview Close, Tallow, Co Waterford, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Cian Gallagher at Barrack Street in Tallow

The seizure was made at Shannon Airport on Sunday

The eye will not be taken off the ball on north under Harris’ leadership, the deputy Irish premier has said.

Ryan Kelly (25) was under surveillance as part of an investigation by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.

Projects to reimage or remove peace walls in Northern Ireland are among those to benefit

Businessman Brian Garrigan (57) unsuccessfully ran as an independent candidate in 2020 but wants to be elected in this year’s council elections

Posts on social media had claimed the Charleville Park Hotel was to close to the public in order to be used to accommodate international protection applicants

He said the Government would have to return to the issue of the power of social media giants have to influence elections.

The outgoing Taoiseach acknowledged the process around Brexit had proved ‘very disruptive’.

The developers claim the location offers a 'genuine alternative to Dublin Airport' at significantly lower cost to airlines.

The former DUP leader has not resigned his position as MP.

Ministers from the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government gathered in Armagh for a meeting of the North South Ministerial Council on Monday.

Brady's trial, in which he is accused of perverting the course of justice, was due to begin on Monday

Three members of a Tallaght-based gang were killed in a collision on the N7 in July 2021 as they attempted to flee gardaí

The 59-year-old pleaded guilty to 12 counts relating to the sexual abuse of the two girls in the 1990s and 2000s

Sarah McNally died after being stabbed at a bar in New York City on March 30th.

Police have named the victim as Oonagh Burns (35) from the Strabane area.

Gardaí said no injuries were reported from the incident

Paddy Cosgrave is back at the helm of Web Summit, six months after he resigned following backlash over his comments on the Israel-Hamas war

The proposed expansion includes the construction of two new theatres

Sky gazers will have the chance to see part of a solar eclipse on Monday evening

Monday's front pages

Met Éireann said Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford will be affected until midnight tonight

The North South Ministerial Council last met in July 2021.

The house was extensively damaged in the fire and has been sealed off for forensic examination

The driver of a van was pronounced dead at the scene in Dundrum

RNLI lifeboat volunteers reached the girl who was swept out to sea from the east pier of Dun Laoghaire Harbour in Co Dublin.

A well-known Dublin hotel has been ordered to pay a former restaurant manager €9,000 over its failure to call him back to work after the business reopened following its closure at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic

The speech came ahead of his expected election as taoiseach on Tuesday.

Simon Harris is expected to become taoiseach this week.

A Dublin man appeared in court completely nude and refused to wear clothes after his "emotional support" cat went missing during a traffic stop arrest

Here, we have a look at the topics that will dominate political discourse in the week to come

A trial co-ordinated by researchers at the University of Galway used high resolution CT scans to identify blockages in coronary arteries.

LFC Anfield, a four-bed dormer bungalow in Co Meath, is on the market for €610,000

A technical examination of the scene has been conducted by Garda forensic collision investigators.

Sunday's front pages

A six-year-old girl is recovering after being rescued from the sea at the East Pier in Dún Laoghaire in Dublin last night

The worst of Storm Kathleen appears to be over, but there is still a status yellow warning in place for three counties while 2,000 homes are still without power

Sinn Féin's social media ad spend in 2024 was €44,450, more than Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Labour and the Social Democrats combined

The pedestrian, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene

Munster Technological University (MTU) has launched a cybersecurity scholarship programme, with applications now open

The new Fine Gael leader vowed to inject ‘new energy’ into his party.

Twelve thousand homes and businesses are still without power this evening after Storm Kathleen made landfall earlier

The outgoing Taoiseach thanked the party faithful for their support during his 13 years in government.

A Brazilian man arrested over a €110,000 cocaine seizure at Dublin Airport has been held in custody

An industrial hydraulic press, a large vacuum packing machine, blenders and a weighing scales were also located and seized

Gardaí arrested one man and seized cash, a car and jewellery during the course of a search in Dublin 13 on Friday

The outgoing minister said his decision to step back from front line politics was motivated by a desire to facilitate renewal within Fine Gael.

With Storm Kathleen set to hit Ireland this weekend, how much do you remember about recent storms?

Simon Harris, who was minister for health at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, said the inquiry would be ‘really important’.

A variety of stories feature on the front of the Irish newspapers on Saturday.

Simon Harris is due to be appointed taoiseach on Tuesday.

Forecaster Met Éireann warned that gale force southerly winds will bring risks of power outages and difficult travelling conditions.

A man who had just flown in from Malaga, Spain, was arrested.

Sergee Kelly appeared at Ballyshannon District Court on Friday in connection with the fatal road traffic collision, where Ronan Wilson (9), from Kildress in County Tyrone, was killed.

The Fine Gael leader said he would be appealing to three cohorts of people during his Ard Fheis speech on Saturday evening.

Simon Harris was speaking at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis.

Two independent reports into RTE’s governance and culture were commissioned by the Minister for Media.

Ireland has now withdrawn its troops from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), who are deployed to monitor the border between Israel and Syria.

Independent Ireland TD Michael Fitzmaurice confirmed that Mr Mullooly would be standing as the party's candidate in the Midlands Northwest constituency.

In February, the family of Damien Lucey placed a white rose at the exact spot where he entered the water on January 8th, 2024.

The cannabis was seized from a van which had arrived on a ferry from the UK on Wednesday

The party will hold its Ard Fheis this weekend in Galway

The proposed development is located at Dalguise, Monkstown Road, Monkstown, Co Dublin

The divestment decision relates to shareholdings with a total value of €2.95 million in the six companies

The National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management (NDFEM) Crisis Management Team convened a Met Éireann technical briefing on Friday morning to assess possible impacts of the storm

Revenue have seized €500,000 worth of cannabis and red wine in Dublin and Rosslare

An Irish man killed in a helicopter crash in the Swiss Alps has been named

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that no compensation should be awarded to the employee, Eddie Desmond, as he had “contributed 100 per cent” to his own dismissal

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses

Friday's front pages

The number of people who reported investment fraud in the first two months of this year has doubled compared to last year

Minister for Finance Michael McGrath said the focus was on implementing the budget announced last October

Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigned last Friday after being charged with several historical sexual offences.

Several people have been arrested in connection with the seizures

A B3-type helicopter crashed at the Petit Combin mountain landing site during a drop-off

Minister for Finance Michael McGrath said this reflected a timing issue that "will almost certainly be made up" later this year

The court heard rioting in Dublin city centre last November were the "largest scenes of public disorder that has ever occurred in the history of the State"

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced the measures during a visit to University Hosptial Limerick on Thursday

The DUP interim leader became visibly emotional as he spoke of difficult days for the unionist party

Surrey Police told the families of the victims that no new inquiries are planned prior to the commencement of the UK's Legacy Act

Storm Kathleen is tracking towards Ireland and is expected to make landfall on Saturday

The Ministry of Defence has been tasked to try and locate the video as the inquest continues just weeks before the Legacy Act cut-off date.

The issue of drivers constantly renewing their learner permits is to be addressed once the testing backlog is cleared

Minister of State Martin Hayden told RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show that “nothing is off the table” in terms of support

The move comes after a report from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Irish Network Against Racism

Revenue officers discovered 55 kilograms of herbal cannabis concealed within a consignment of bottled water and garden supplies found in a van

The study claimed basic unification costs after losing UK subvention and adjusting for other factors would run to nearly €11 billion a year

The Defence Forces confirmed have now called in gardaí to examine claims that the former serving personnel engaged in weapons training in Irish army fatigues contrary to an ongoing UN arms and arms-related embargo in Libya.

Thursday's front pages focus on a range of stories from gardaí investigating the training of rogue Libyan forces by ex-Irish soldiers to calls for the Government to reform the insurance industry as premiums continue to rise.

Insurance premiums for liability cover increased by 8 per cent in 2022, despite the total cost of settlements falling by 14 per cent on 2019 settlements

The Government MEP accused the EU of ‘hypocrisy and double standards’ on Gaza compared to the war in Ukraine.