A man has been arrested following the incident in Tallaght in the early hours of Friday.

The man (22) admitted raping the 13-year-old girl and falsely imprisoning her 16-year-old friend after he drove the teenage girls to buy weed in Co Tipperary on June 22nd last year

The number of homeless people in Ireland exceeds the capacity of Hill 16 in Croke Park

After the waxwork was unveiled on Thursday, many reacted with shock that the figure did not resemble the Irish singer.

Paul Watson was arrested in Greenland on Sunday when his ship docked in Nuuk after an arrest warrant was issued by Japan.

Kieran Corley said during snails’ 24-hour courtship, they will ‘slither all over each other’ to decide whether they are a match.

William Ryan (41) had pleaded not guilty to three counts of sexual assault and not guilty to one count of false imprisonment of the woman at Aughrim Garda Station

Golfer Lowry and 100 metres hurdler Lavin are both set to appear in their second Olympics

A park ranger who claimed he was insane when he beat, stabbed and strangled his wife to death has been found guilty of her murder by a unanimous jury decision

A man has died, and another has been arrested, following a fatal assault in Tallaght in Dublin

The head of the national broadcaster said he remains confident the strategy can be delivered.

The government funding will kick in next year due to increased demands for dog control and the need to ensure resources on the ground to enforce the pending ban on XL Bully dogs from February

A member of the public contacted gardaí after they spotted a naked man carrying a knife as he walked his dog along a road in Cork, the district court in the city has heard

A man presented t0 hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Co Wicklow on Tuesday evening

Friday’s front pages.

The new 'high-powered recharging pools' will offer 131 new charging points to EV drivers, with average distances between them of 45km

Mark Balls reunited with his biological family in Ireland after doing a DNA test.

The Tánaiste said proposed protections against strategic lawsuits ‘tip the balance back in favour of the media’

The seizure of approximately 11kgs of herbal cannabis was made by Revenue on Thursday.

The bulletins had been blocked due to a rights issue relating to the Olympics.

Drew Harris insisted it was his responsibility to investigate criminal actions and gather evidence.

The jury, Mr Justice Hunt said, will have to consider the ordinary meaning of the words "intoxicating influence" in coming to their decision.

In a ruling on Thursday, Mr Justice Liam Kennedy said he was satisfied to make various orders in favour of Caroline Teltsch against James Buckley and his wife Paula.

Dublin City Council said the first of the measures contained in the Dublin City Transport Plan 2023 will come into effect on August 25.

Kevin Bakhurst has cautioned that the less-than-requested funding package may mean that reforms happen at a slower pace.

The 32-year-old man, who can't be named to protect the anonymity of his siblings, pleaded guilty to nine counts of raping his younger sister and three counts of anally and orally raping his little brother at various locations in the south-east of the country

A child’s constitutional rights were not properly considered by the Minister for Justice when she ordered for the father’s deportation following his assault conviction, the Supreme Court has ruled

The Policing Authority heard that it had taken 110 hours to go through 68 hours of CCTV footage of public disorder in Coolock.

At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Francis Comerford imposed a 64-month prison sentence on Kevin Murphy - formerly of Querrin, Kilkee - and suspended the final eight months.

It was claimed that the female believed one of the teenagers was laughing at her.

Denise Lynch, who since April 2021 operated the 'D Hemp Shop' at Market Street, Cootehill, Co Cavan, and a related online shop, had brought the challenge

Ballinacurra House has operated as an exclusive, compact 25-acre private estate and corporate venue, renting at up to €40,000 per week to celebrities, A-listers and corporate entities

Daniel Dooley (42) of An Carraigin, Connolly Park in Tralee was found guilty of the murder of his cousin

A man in his 20s was arrested in connection with the search and is being held in a Garda station in Dublin.

The settlement is without an admission of liability.

Viatris has announced plans to close its manufacturing plant in Cork in 2028

Micheal Martin said X is ‘far less’ co-operative than Google on online defamation.

There were 6,884 new dwelling completions between April and June this year, a fall of 5.4 per cent on the same period last year

Eamon Shield was slashed across his face in Mountjoy Prison by Christopher Coakley, cousin of Kinahan cartel murder victim Derek Coakley Hutch

Raymond Shorten will spend a total of 30 years in jail for his sexual offending against a young girl and two passengers in his taxi

Amongst the non-public duty policing fees last year, Mar-Train Heavy Haulage - which specialises in the movement of very heavy loads like wind turbines and large plant machinery - paid €907,068 to gardaí

It’s believed the boy had become separated from his family, who then tried to find him

A total of 109 people have died on the roads this year so far, an increase of 17 from the same time last year

Wexford is the birthplace of the Guinness World Records

The Government has agreed a €725 million financing programme for the crisis-hit national broadcaster over the next three years.

They have since been charged and are due to appear before Cork City District Court on Thursday morning.

Speaking on RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland, Senator Sherlock added that while the reality was that support was needed to fund public service broadcasting, she rejected the notion that this funding was “a golden envelope.”

Thursday's front pages focus on a range of stories from the abolition of juries for High Court defamation actions being considered to a postmistress suing An Post after being a victim of a tiger kidnapping.

The Garda Water Unit, Coast Guard and RNLI have all been involved in the operation, with the assistance of the Rescue 115 helicopter - and a drone operated by Clare Civil Defence.

Simon Harris said he would also use the visit to show his support for Team Ireland.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said Mr Ó Cuív had been an outstanding parliamentarian and minister.

The Tánaiste also condemned attacks on gardaí as ‘an attack on democracy’.

The Government has agreed a €725 million funding programme for the national broadcaster over the next three years.

Virgin Media Television said it will be reviewing its public service broadcasting commitments.

The former Stardust manager tried to challenge a decision made by the Dublin City Coroner to allow the jury to return a verdict of unlawful killing.

A dispute between neighbouring landowners is holding up the construction of a housing development in Co Dublin, the High Court heard

The court heard the woman's husband died of a form of blood cancer in April 2022

Susan Lawlor was abducted from her home at gunpoint along with her daughter and an Italian student

Colin Curtis (38) pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and threatening to kill in relation to the incident in May last year

The land, air and sea search resumed on Wednesday morning

Gordon DeeganFormer All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan allegedly repeatedly struck a 12-year-old boy with a stick, causing a series of injuries, a court has ...

The Supreme Court ruled that a jury verdict in 2021, finding the father guilty of two counts of assault causing serious harm and three counts of child cruelty, should be upheld

Gardaí were called to the scene just after 11am

An Bord Pleanála rejected an appeal by a large group of residents against the decision of Dublin City Council to approve the planning application by the German discount supermarket group for the mixed-use development

New accounts filed by Select Service Partner Ireland Ltd (SSPI) show that despite the €27.55 million increase in revenues, the company recorded a pre-tax loss of €2.37 million for the 12 months to the end of September 27th last.

The incident unfolded at a house in the Heatherhill housing estate, Graiguecullen, on the Laois/Carlow town border at around 1pm on Wednesday

The 56-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the child, appeared before Cork District Court today on Wednesday having pleaded guilty to making death threats to the woman

The site on Malahide Road in Coolock has been the scene of protests and considerable unrest in recent weeks

Catherine Martin called the funding decision for RTÉ up until 2027 ‘unprecedented’.

Police are also investigating menacing graffiti that has appeared in relation to the incident.

Marie Farragher Pollard (62) suffered fatal injuries in the collision in Dublin city centre on November 11th, 2022

The most overcrowded hospital is Cork University Hospital where there are 65 patients waiting for beds

‘This is a policy document. I lead the opposition,’ Mary Lou McDonald said when asked about resourcing deportation enforcement.

The IHF has called on Minister for Finance Jack Chambers "to act now and safeguard the future of the hairdressing industry"

Protests are being staged at 11 courthouses around the country

Mary Lou McDonald criticised the Government's approach to choosing locations for accommodation centres, describing it as 'ad hoc' and 'driven by private provision'

The ‘Access to Cash Bill’ will be signed off at Cabinet on Wednesday and gives the Central Bank new powers to address problems with access to cash, especially in rural and regional areas.

Simon Harris said that he felt that increasing the cost of the TV licence fee would have been unpalatable.

Judge Philip O’Leary also ordered the forfeiture of seized dogs to the ISPCA and imposed a €250 fine

In an interview with BreakingNews.ie, Mr Mulhall said Donald Trump will still be the favourite, but that Ms Harris gives the Democratic Party a much better chance in the November vote

Dublin City university's Dr Roddy Flynn said the new plan does not answer the footing as to how you place funding for public service media on a secure footing

Wednesday’s front pages.

Relocating Cathal Brugha Barracks in Dublin and redeveloping the site for housing would cost €1 billion

Caroline Teltsch is seeking damages from her former business partner, James Buckley, and his wife Paula

The zoo said the difficult decision to euthanise Betty was taken due to age-related conditions which were negatively impacting her health

The 61-year-old Dublin man was found guilty on four counts of defilement

The 79-year-old initially denied the charges, but later pleaded guilty when a jury had already been sworn in

Brian Ibe (23) is accused of murdering Peter Kennedy at his home in Newbridge in 2020

Prosecuting counsel said William Ryan's assertion that the encounter was fully consensual is "implausible, incredible and lacks logic"

Minister Andrew Muir met with stakeholders following the publication of a Lough Neagh Action Plan.

Daniel Okungbowa was jailed for 11-and-a-half years

James Kilroy has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of his wife, Valerie French Kilroy.

Thomas Dooley died following an attack at a cemetery in Co Kerry in 2022

The Sinn Féin leader said Ireland owed the US president thanks for helping to ensure there was no hard border on the island

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald criticised the location of refugee accommodation in socially deprived areas