The incident happened in Newcastle on Friday evening.

Micheál Martin said his government was committed to protecting jobs in Ireland.

The fatal collision between the motorcycle and a car happened at Ballydasoon on Saturday afternoon.

Travel from some countries — including Ireland, Norway and Germany — fell by more than 20 per cent, an FT analysis of ITA data showed.

There have been around 350 wildfires across Northern Ireland in just over a week.

A rally heard calls to end the long delays around rebuilding the gaelic games venue in west Belfast.

The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit was called to the scene at Wolfe Tone Villas around 7pm on Friday.

The collision happened on the N76 at Kilcash Cross at approximately 9.50 pm. 

362, 070 were issued under the General Medical Service (GMS) scheme.

Here our the biggest stories in Saturday's papers.

Aaron Babbington (31) of no fixed abode, but formerly of Churchfield in the city, had pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Jason Butler on June 14th, 2023.

The jobless duo, who never worked and have had drink and drug problems since their early teens, appeared at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court for sentencing on Friday.

The Tánaiaste said it is important to ‘utilise’ US President Donald Trump’s 90-day tariffs pause.

Mr Justice Tony Hunt described it as a “repugnant feature” of the case that his “own flesh and blood [was] abused in a massive breach of trust”

The inquiry will examine the processing of personal data in publicly accessible posts on X by EU users.

A young woman has been acquitted by a jury of sexually abusing her younger cousin during sleepovers when they were children

A Dublin Airport contract worker’s action seeking to stop DAA from blocking his access to the airport has been resolved, the High Court has heard

A 62-year-old landlord who plied his female tenant with alcohol and then raped her has been jailed for seven years

A boy who it was claimed suffered a face fracture after falling 18 feet to the ground through an alleged gap in a stair bannisters has settled a High Court action for €260,000

A man, who helped a Brazilian drug cartel to smuggle one of the biggest cocaine hauls through Ireland, is facing a mandatory minimum 10 years in prison, a court heard

A Westmeath woman who claimed a dangerous criminal held a gun to her head and forced her to store almost €67,000 worth of cannabis in her home has escaped jail

Lisa Smith, 43, from Dundalk in Co Louth, is appealing against her conviction for membership of the IS terror group at the Court of Appeal.

It leaves the total number of children awaiting spinal surgery procedures at 228.

Sergee Kelly struck Ronan Wilson with such force that he propelled him 58 metres down the road from the point of impact

Paschal Donohoe welcomed Mr Trump’s decision to pause the so-called reciprocal tariffs.

The event, which took place the week of International Roma Day, April 8th, was opened by Minister for Equality Norma Foley

John McDevitt was convicted of the murder of Private Neil Clark on Easter Monday 1984 in Derry.

Learner drivers are being "unfairly hindered" by the RSA’s inability to reduce driving test wait times, a Fine Gael TD has said

Mario Angel Del Rio Sanz (45) of no fixed abode in Spain; Anuar Rahui Chairi (42) of Malaga in Spain; and Aleksander Milic (27) of Svetorgorska, Belgrade in Serbia, pleaded guilty to the charges.

The review will be completed by a dietitian, who will be supervised by the Department of Health.

The proposed development will form part of a larger redevelopment of 'Key Development Area’ lands involving the adjoining Donnelly Mirrors site and a joint masterplan has been prepared for the overall site.

Firefighters attended 53 wildfire incidents in Northern Ireland on Thursday.

Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris officially opened the new hangar for the Emergency Aeromedical Service.

Coolmain Castle in West Cork, owned by the Disney family, has been put up for sale with an asking price of €7.5 million

The boy took the drug and it was noticed he was very sleepy. Through the intervention of his parents, he stopped taking the drug after two weeks.

The Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan this week signed an order to recommence legislation allowing for naturalised Irish citizenship to be revoked in serious cases

There were just over 3,000 international protection applications between January and March of this year

The restaurant said it is "very appreciative of the support and loyalty" of its management and staff.

An ISPCA inspector discovered three dogs at the woman's property, but one of them was already deceased

A 45-year-old Dubliner has been jailed for 12 years for a spate of robberies in city shops, one where he held a knife to a customer’s throat

Eva OsborneA wide range of stories feature on the front pages of Irish newspapers on Friday.

Suspected cocaine and cannabis were found in the raid of a Co Down property.

Insolvency practitioners Myles Kirby and Padraic O’Malley have taken High Court proceedings against Colm Wu

In her victim impact statement, the woman said: 'I still can’t understand how my mother took the side of a paedophile'.

Gardai are appealing for witnesses to the incident which occurred on Greencastle Park on Thursday afternoon.

A man and woman, aged in their 60s, were arrested after gardaí seized €342,000 in cash at Dublin Airport on Wednesday evening

A member of An Garda Síochána was hospitalised after a hit-and-run incident in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath on Thursday

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said her party would push for a ‘truncated’ process to finalise committees

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have welcomed a pause on higher tariffs from both the US and EU sides

One victim tells court she would “have been safer walking home alone in the dark”

Fr Murphy said if it wasn't him that night, it would have been someone else

Tristan Sherry (26) died when a group set upon him after he fatally shot gangland figure Jason Hennessy Snr in a busy restaurant on Christmas Eve over two years ago

A pathologist's report confirmed that McCarthy died from a single gunshot wound to the head

When a member of the public goes to use the ATM, the transaction takes place, but the money gets trapped inside the device

Lisa Smith is appealing against her conviction for being a member of the so-called Islamic State terror group.

The three brought cases to overturn their expulsions from the institute over four alleged fights

James Flynn, with an address in Ravensglen, Newry, Co Down, was originally charged with conspiracy to steal cars at various locations in the North East.

Harry Sothern of REA Sothern said that the home is located in a very good area and if it was in good condition “it would have sold for around €400,000”.

The judge remarked on the irony that McDonagh has begun repaying the money using funds from his current social welfare payments

Jack O’Donoghue, (33), Askeaton, Co Limerick, died when his motorcycle left the N69 at Cloonreask, Askeaton, shortly before 8pm, Wednesday.

The attack on security men involved a meat cleaver, chainsaws and forcing a man to eat his dog’s faeces

An audit of hip dysplasia surgeries at CHI hospitals found hundreds of children operated on between 2021 and 2023 did not meet the threshold.

Although lethal injection is now the default method used in most US jurisdictions that authorise capital punishment, the electric chair is still an option for execution in some states.

'This criminal condemned us all to death', the mother of murdered mother-of-three Larisa Serban has told a sentencing court

The boy's counsel, Liam Reidy SC, told the court the case related to the care provided when the boy’s mother was in labour at the hospital in Clonmel, Co Tipperary.

The restaurant never reopened after a double murder on its premises on December 24th, 2023, when Tristan Sherry fatally shot Jason Hennessy Snr and Mr Sherry was then murdered at the scene.

‘These investments have a significant journey as we all know,’ Micheál Martin said.

'90 days, it's definitely not enough to negotiate a trade deal with any single country'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said ‘we’re not out of the woods yet’.

An Irish army chaplain who was stabbed by a teenager has hugged the boy who pleaded guilty to his attempted murder in court

Smith, from Dundalk in Co Louth, is outlining her case against her conviction for being a member of so-called Islamic State at the Court of Appeal.

Gerry Murray, (70), Patrickswell, Co Limerick, was cycling along the N20 when he was struck by the man driving a tractor and trailer in February 2023. Photo: Brendan Gleeson

The first-of-its-kind research in Ireland also found 42 per cent said they were “unlikely” to remain as teachers.

Oliver James MacCormack was sentenced at Belfast Crown Court.

Micheál Martin also welcomed the ‘fresh consideration’ given to the topic by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

The new ATM fleet has greater cash processing capacity and will slash energy use by more than half, Bank of Ireland said.

The research also showed 80 per cent of Irish people crave more fun in their lives.

The Tánaiste met with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington DC on Wednesday.

'To a certain extent, there has always been an expectation...that there would be a negotiated pathway. But we're far from out of the woods yet'

The road remains closed for technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators on Thursday morning

“The European Commission will continue to talk to our member states, will continue to talk to industry and we will plot a careful course forward on that basis," European Commission Spokesperson Olof Gill said.

According to the research – which closely examined the Australian legal system and its history with capital punishment – the death penalty had a deterrent effect on homicides, resulting in an estimated 7.6 percent reduction in the crime.

The man arrested in connection with this investigation is currently detained at a Garda Station in Southern Region.

A businessman has used anti-stalking laws to secure an interim restraining order gagging two journalists from publishing revelations about him or mentioning his family

Thursday's front pages focus firmly on Donald Trump backing down on his global tariffs, but also nearly 100 vacant properties owned by Cork City Council being empty for more than two years.

A woman who falsely claimed she was being held captive and being forced to work as a prostitute has been jailed for two years and three months

A report commissioned by residents living close to the airport suggests the cost of health impacts is estimated at around €800 million.

Nine locations were searched and 18 devices have been seized as evidence.

The Tánaiste was meeting with US commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick today in Washington DC

The Social Democrats will be allocated two chairperson roles

The former Sinn Féin leader said the social media giant had used his books without permission

US president Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause on tariffs "effective immediately"

Social Democrats are seeking to include a TD suspended from the parliamentary party in the calculus of its numbers for forming Oireachtas committees.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that he shared serious concerns about how a trade war could affect Northern Ireland

Ms Godfrey said that her client doesn’t have a clear memory of the incident at Vaughan’s Garden Centre, as he was taking abuse medication he was prescribed for health difficulties at the time.