The annual gathering at the RDS saw 500 homeless people sit down for a Christmas meal

Hannah Nash's Greener Fields shares the stories of young people who chose to leave Ireland, and what it taught them about home

Met Éireann has issued a warning for heavy rain in Cork and Kerry

Despite some heavy rain showers, spirits were high as locals and visitors plunged into the cold sea.

There was good cheer at the famous bathing spot as punters braved the chilly weather.

The run director said they expected this to be the biggest event they have had to date.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has expressed shock and expressed solidarity with gardaí and restaurant staff.

A detailed analysis shows that households across the country are enjoying quicker broadband connections

The Taoiseach was responding to calls for a boycott over Israel’s participation.

Families are being warned to dispose of cooking fats, oils and greases responsibly to avoid blocked pipes.

Mental health advocate Keith Russell has urged people to practice self-care over the festive season

The incident happened in a restaurant on Main Street in Blanchardstown on Sunday evening.

‘We probably would have built it for a fraction of the cost it’s going to cost now,’ the Transport Minister said of the project being stalled in 2011.

Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard led the festivities with a tribute to the late Shane MacGowan

The Brazilian church group raised hundreds of euro for charity to give thanks to Irish people

KFC for Christmas dinner anyone?

The alleged incident took place in the Bunbeg area of West Donegal

The Taoiseach said the Government had to be mindful of the potential for local opposition to repurposing nursing homes and student accommodation

The man, aged in his 40s, is in serious condition in Beaumont Hospital

Four other men arrested in connection with the seizure have been released without charge

Police said they are treating Ms Coll's death as murder following the results of a post-mortem examination

All the top stories from the day's national papers

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Micheál Martin have both criticised X and questioned the direction the social media platform has taken

A picture of Kobi Dooly has been released by London's Metropolitan Police along with a tribute from his father

Emergency services are currently at the scene, and diversions are in place.

The Ross Lake House Hotel in Rosscahill was burned to the ground last Saturday after it was earmarked to house asylum seekers

Security employees at a cash machine in Cornmarket were threatened by a man armed with a hammer shortly after 6am.

It is understood that the child has left Temple Street ICU and that her treatment is continuing on a general ward

The Saturday front pages cover a wide range of topics.

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said ‘behaviour disimproved’ during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The drugs were discovered on a vessel at Foynes Port on Tuesday

The collision occurred on the A1 on December 13th

Gerard O’Brien (59) was found guilty of sexual abuse which took place almost 30 years ago

The payment was disclosed in the university's 2022 annual report

Gerry O’Brien (59) made no reaction when the jury returned the guilty verdicts in the Central Criminal Court

Events are taking place in Belfast and Lisburn on Friday ahead of the anniversary of the death of Thomas Niedermayer

A man in his 20s had been rescued from the water at the same location earlier on Thursday

The Republic of Ireland captain led her team to their first ever major tournament earlier this year

The boy (16) pleaded guilty to motor theft and dangerous driving on February 24th.

The full sum of money was recovered

The incidents allegedly occurred at CBS Westland Row in Dublin 2

On Tuesday, approximately 300kg of cocaine worth €21 million was seized from the vessel

A path had been worn from people visiting the grave since the skulls’ return this summer.

They will be checking motorists over Christmas and the New Year to prevent further deaths.

Raina weighed 378g when she was born.

This is according to Tesco Ireland, who listed their top 10 items purchased on Christmas Eve.

One and a half million passengers will travel through Dublin Airport over Christmas

Friday's front pages

Translink said none of its bus or train services would operate on Friday due to industrial action, and full timetables would resume on Saturday

The Rural Independent group of TDs claim it is time for public input in how the country manages international protection applicants

Ryan Riera Danello (17) from Stoneypark in Ballymote lost his life in the collision which occurred in Ballymote, Co Sligo at around 11.40am on Wednesday morning on the Ballymote to Tubbercurry Road.

The four children were aged between 12 and 17 at the time of the offending.

The man was approaching gardaí and then proceeded to discard the firearm over a wall and run from the scene.

The system builds on the booking platform’s existing global party ban.

The relief money comes after severe flooding hit a number of areas of counties Down and Armagh in late October and early November.

The 42-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s anonymity, was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault.

This is the first time the state-funded Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has invoked its powers, granted by statute, to initiate a legal action concerning the human rights of a person or class of people

The Barne side admit handshakes occurred but deny there was any agreement to sell the property to Mr Magnier.

Peter McHale (38) and Robert O’Rourke (30) pleaded guilty in relation to burglary, demanding money with menace, false imprisonment, threats to kill and money laundering

A handwriting expert retained by her gave evidence to the court that signatures on the mortgage and other documents was not hers.

The van was recovered by gardaí a short time later, in the Shelbourne Mews area of Limerick City

Anthony Walker (52), with an address at Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8 appeared before the three-judge, non-jury court on Thursday morning.

Counsel for the Hyland family, Richard Kean SC with Esther Earley BL told the court it was their case that two tragic events unfolded.

The Minster, speaking though a spokesperson, also said that “given the global nature of the drugs trade, collaboration at an inter-agency and international level is key to tackling this issue”.

The Irish government announced on Wednesday that it was initiating an interstate legal challenge over the UK legislation.

Riad Bouchaker, of no fixed abode, was charged with the attempted murder of two female children and one male child.

The ad features a bride and her bridesmaid eating a bucket of KFC chicken 15 minutes before the wedding ceremony.

The Green Party leader said that investing in green energy capital projects was ‘a hell of a lot cheaper than relying on imported fossil fuels’

The victim, a middle-aged man, was on his way to work when he first encountered the 17-year-old boy at Liffey Street at around 7am on July 24th

James Flynn (32) conspired to steal a car that was used in a credit union robbery during which Det Garda Adrian Donohoe was shot dead

Gyan Wickremasinghe is a student at Queen’s originally from Sri Lanka, who has been studying in Belfast for five years.

Kofi Kyeremateng Kankam (53) had several allegations of professional misconduct proven against him

Dana Erlich said Palestinian civilians were hostages of Hamas and they needed to be liberated from Hamas

Dr Colm Henry said that vaccination was very effective in preventing serious illness

Earlier, more than 3,500 homes and business lost electricity in and around Arklow, Co Wicklow. 

Gardaí seized just under €500,000 worth of cannabis in two searches in Tallaght, Dublin, on Wednesday

Gardaí in Clonmel arrested one man and seized firearms and ammunition as part of a multi-agency search operation on Wednesday

A coordinated search operation in Ballymun, Dublin, led to three arrests and the seizure of scramblers, quad bikes, €2,500 in cash, and four XL Bully dogs. ]]

Thursday’s front pages.

The outage lasted around 45 minutes before user timelines began to display as normal.

The Transport Minister said Ireland was ‘smashing’ its retrofitting target.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the ‘strong’ legal advice was that the legislation breached the UN Convention on Human Rights.

Leo Varadkar said any change to the rules of the powersharing institutions could be negotiated before the next Assembly election

The sale of nicotine inhaling products will be banned for those under 18 in Ireland from Friday

Leo Varadkar was targeted by Russian comedians who posed as African diplomats

Mr Varadkar was asked about his rival’s remarks as he spoke to reporters in Dublin on Wednesday.

Gardaí said a male teenager, who had been driving the car, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Roderic O’Gorman said a briefing proposal was emailed to the Garda on the plan to use the disused hotel in Rosscahill to house asylum seekers.

Sinn Fein has welcomed the move by Dublin over the UK’s Legacy Act.

Mr Burke had claimed a member of the appeals panel, ASTI general secretary Kieran Christie, is a "promoter of transgenderism"

The 59-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted anal rape and eight counts of sexual assault in relation to six complainants

If the chicks could not be registered within a narrow window they would have to be culled, the court heard.

A post-mortem examination is expected to determine the course of the Garda investigation.

Mr Justice Tony O'Connor also said he would also consider an application from Mr Guerin's lawyers for the re-trial of his original defamation case

The court heard Declan Service (63) effectively gambled his retirement fund by using inside knowledge to offload his shares in a pharmaceutical company days before buying them again at a discounted rate