Cocaine valued at almost €160 million was found onboard the Panamanian registered MV Matthew

Mr Butterly was being cross-examined on Thursday by Michael O’Higgins SC, about the blaze that swept through the Stardust club in the early hours of February 14th 1981.

Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty made the claims during exchanges with Tánaiste Micheál Martin during Leaders’ Questions on Thursday

The Sinn Féin vice-president said she wanted to see a plan from the Irish and British governments to restore the powersharing institutions in the North

The car failed to remain at the scene of the collision

The fine was in respect of TikTok's privacy settings in relation to GDPR

The board ruled the occasional grazing of animals on land adjacent to the Goat Bar & Grill did not exempt it from the new Residential Land Zoned Tax

The nine-year-old died in a hit-and-run incident in Co Donegal at the weekend

A man in his 70s was injured in the incident.

Ireland is one of three EU member states that has a derogation to enable some farmers to work to a higher nitrate limit than the rest of the EU

Gearoid O'Daly (40) sued Bus Éireann and driver Declan Sheridan over the incident at Custom House Quay in Dublin in June 2016

The covert influence operation network was made up of 72 accounts with a total following of almost 95,000 users.

The incident took place at a business premises on Market Square in Ballina on Wednesday night

According to the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), inflation showed a marginal increase of 0.1 per cent from last month

Helen McEntee’s comments come after an elite Army unit stormed a cargo ship to capture the biggest drugs seizure in the history of the State.

The RTB's annual report for 2022 showed €402,000 in late registration fees was repaid to landlords and agents due to an issue with the registration system

Gardaí are in a standoff with Commissioner Drew Harris over the reimplementation of a pre-Covid roster system

Olha Skoryk and her two children came to Ireland as refugees while her husband Vitalii stayed behind to fight with the Ukrainian forces

A 14-year-old girl in Co Clare is understood to have died after inhaling an aerosol substance

The Government has faced criticism over the terms of the HSE-commissioned review into children’s spinal surgeries

Ryanair said it had expected to receive 27 aircraft between September and December.

As menopause awareness continues to grow, experts say how employers can keep making progress.

A €157 million haul of cocaine seized from a cargo ship dominates all the front pages on Thursday.

In a shared statement church leaders said the visit is taking place at a time of ‘great concern for the state of our fragile peace’.

The man in his 20s was attacked in the Divismore Crescent area and has been taken to hospital for treatment.

Six men have now been detained for questioning about the largest drugs haul in the history of the Irish state.

Storm Agnes battered Ireland on Wednesday with flooding and damage to building in different parts of the country

The proposed move is one of a series of steps agreed by the Garda Representative Association.

Mr Butterly said the policy was the head doorman's initiative and could not say how much of the policy he was “willing to own".

The drugs were found on a Panamanian-registered vessel in a major joint agency operation off the south-east coast of Ireland

Michael O’Leary made the comment as he launched a tirade calling for National Air Traffic Services (Nats) chief executive Martin Rolfe to be sacked.

Basement level will include a gym and wellness suite and the scheme will also provide for 564 bicycle parking spaces and 36 electric scooter charging stands.

The details of the alleged letter emerged during Leaders’ Questions on Wednesday.

Sgt Louis Moloney told the court that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has directed that the case is to be heard in the circuit court and a Book of Evidence will be required.

She has been charged with unlawful importation and possession of cannabis and having it with intent to supply, contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act.

The Republic and Northern Ireland saw travel disruption with fallen trees blocking roads and flights and ferries also being affected

The new accounts filed by Ashford Castle Hotel Ltd show that the hotel returned to pre-tax profit as revenues increased by 117 per cent rising from €12.5m to €27.1m last year.

The details of the letter emerged during Leaders’ Questions on Wednesday.

In a detailed judgement handed down on Wednesday Mr Justice David Holland said that the board's decision to grant planning permission, in July 2021, to Ironborn Real Estate Limited to develop the site should be quashed.

Butterly said the policy was the head doorman's initiative and could not say how much of the policy he was “willing to own".

The INMO industrial relations officer, Liam Conway said: “It has been over twenty months since the Government announced that patient-facing healthcare workers would receive a €1,000 pandemic recognition payment.

Judge Gabbett said that he understood the parents' predicament and told the boy’s mother in court “you are at your wit’s end”

In 2022, GSOC saw its staff numbers increase to 156, with a budget of €13.67 million for 2022. 

The woman is also accused of a connected offence of being a passenger in a stolen rental GoCar car on the same date

An elite army unit stormed a Panamanian cargo ship in a major operation on Tuesday

The study carried out by the Department of Public Health in St Finbarr’s Hospital in Cork highlights the needs for appropriate healthcare services planning

Figures from the Higher Education Authority (HEA), show dropout rates increased 9 per cent compared to previous years

GRA president Brendan O’Connor said he had ‘even less confidence’ in the Garda Commissioner now

The calls are from the Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA) which represents Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Cavan, and Monaghan

Daa's total turnover for the first six months of 2023 was €458.8 million

Dr Cathal Berry said a multi-agency operation on Tuesday, during which a large quantity of drugs were discovered on a ship off the south coast, had been of international significance

The charity's annual report showed 4,235 children were supported by Focus Ireland's services last year, up from 3,338 in 2021

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Eight counties remain under orange wind and rain warnings

Nicola Keane – a 34-year-old paediatric nurse from Ballina, Co Mayo – jumped to her death off the M50 Westlink bridge in the early hours of October 22nd, 2020.

State agencies said a ‘significant quantity’ of suspected drugs were found onboard the cargo ship.

There were 7,671 members of the Permanent Defence Forces at the end of August.

The deterioration in relations comes after almost 99 per cent of GRA members who voted in a recent ballot expressed no confidence in the Garda Commissioner

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of organised crime offences.

The charity said cashflow pressures that are ‘more acute than would traditionally be the case’, even allowing for the summer period.

Former Stardust manager Eamon Butterly continued his evidence to the inquest on Tuesday

The Health Minister said he will begin meetings with families and advocacy groups on Wednesday

Cork, Kerry and Waterford will be placed under an orange rain alert for much of Wednesday

A soldier accused of killing a teenager during the Troubles has died, a statement from the victim’s family has said.

Philip McGrane (23) was charged with assault causing harm outside a Supervalu shop at Sundrive Road on Monday

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have been relocated to Ireland since war broke out last year

The rally was organised by the Federation of Early Childhood Providers.

The project will see a new 34km single carriageway road built between Ballaghaderreen and Scramoge

The inquest heard that,during a 1981 inquiry, evidence was given that the carpet tiles were the most substantial contributor to the spread of the fire.

Accounts for the year ending October 2022 showed occupancy rates were 80 per cent of pre-Covid levels

A 36-year-old local man who suffered a head injury following the alleged assault is now in a stable condition in Beaumont Hospital.

Overall, women were twice as likely as men to have experienced sexual harassment in the last 12 months

Works by Warhol, Dali and Banksy will feature in one of Ireland’s biggest public art exhibitions - being staged to launch a brand new district in Dublin

The nine-year-old, from Kildress, Co Tyrone, died after being struck by a vehicle in Bundoran on Saturday

The garda, aged in his 20s, was on his way to work when the incident took place

Drugs suspected to be cannabis herb, valued at €75,600 and cocaine, valued at €25,200 were seized along with €1,600 in cash

Michael McGrath said there had been a pattern of overspending in health for years.

Former justice  minister Charlie Flanagan, who has announced that he will not be contesting the next election, has expressed confidence that a Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael coalition will be returned to government

The multi-agency effort began after a ship ran aground, it is understood.

HSE auditors also found that no competitive process was undertaken by 10 of the 11 locations in the region reviewed for the supply of administrative agency staff by the top five highest paid recruitment agencies

The Defence Forces described its response as ongoing

His comments come as a large number of childcare providers across the country are expected to close for three days from today in protest over what owners describe as a shortfall in Government funding.

The Government had already extended the protection until March next year, but due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, Ms McEntee is seeking to extend it again.

Tuesday's front pages focus on a range of stories from a major operation by the gardaí and the military taking place in Wexford to the Tánaiste saying teacher training should be shortened by a year.

Dublin District Coronor's Court heard Darren Coleman was not told his wife, Nicola Keane, had previously told doctors she feared she 'might do something' to their infant son

The Minister for Health acknowledged there had been a ‘material overrun’ in health expenditure

The man is due to appear before the District Court sitting in Carrick-on-Shannon on Tuesday morning

PBP TD Richard Boyd Barrett said the Bill would reinstate an eviction ban “as long as we continue in a housing emergency”

One group, the Scoliosis Advocacy Network, has called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to become directly involved in shaping the review.

Scott Donegan (38) has been jailed for seven years and 10 months

The alarm was raised at lunchtime on Monday

The UK issued an international arrest warrant earlier this year in respect of Liam Byrne and Jack Kavanagh, who are wanted on suspicion of firearms offences

A company has brought a High Court challenge against An Bord Pleanála's decision that land it owns will be taxed

SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan said he believes he has been targeted for challenging young people about anti-social behaviour.

Sixteen-year-old friends Reuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian both drowned while swimming at Lough Enagh in August 2022