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

All the stories from the day's national newspapers

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

A ballot for industrial action at the ICTU health group of unions took place after Workplace Relations Commission talks collapsed in July

Simon Byrne resigned as chief constable earlier this month following a string of controversies

Around 42,000 of the 141,600 who arrived in Ireland in the 12 months to April 2023 were from Ukraine.

The average price of a three-bed semi-detached house nationally has breached €300,000 for the first time since 2007, a survey has found

Homicide, theft and robbery crimes rose in the year to the end of Q2 in 2023

Ronan Wilson, from Kildress, Co Tyrone, had been visiting Bundoran in Co Donegal when he was struck by a vehicle on Saturday evening

Kevin Sheedy (23), from Killinarden, Dublin, suffered fatal injuries after being hit by a SUV on the Tallaght by-pass

The Neolithic court tomb, first found in Co Armagh, was excavated to save it from quarrying work in 1966.

The weather system is expected to bring severe winds and potential damage and disruption

Kathryn Johnson (27) bought her £5,500 Ford Transit van in July 2020.

Feeling the pinch with rising living costs? Imy Brighty-Potts speaks to TikTok’s Sarah Adekola.

The director of the Women’s Council of Ireland Orla O’Connor has said that the wording of a referendum into the role of women in the home needed to be well thought out, and sufficient time be given for the public to consider any proposed changes

Parents of children with scoliosis will not cooperate with a further review or the sharing of their children’s data unless the review is widened and the Taoiseach meets with them to discuss the terms of reference

Monday's front pages

The findings come in the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest air quality report

Ronan Wilson from Kildress, Co Tyrone died in the incident on Saturday evening.

The Co Meath-born presenter was among the 15 famous faces who took to the dancefloor with their partners for the first time on Saturday.

Body dysmorphia, also called body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), is a mental health disorder that leads to distress over your appearance

The child was staying in Bundoran with his family who are from neighbouring Co Tyrone when the tragedy happened.

The three-time Great British Menu winner walked over Southwark Bridge behind nine sheep on Sunday.

Sean O Fearghail said he wants to ensure peaceful protests can take place while also protecting public representatives and staff.

Here, BreakingNews.ie has a look at what to expect

The HSE-funded team will begin its work on Wednesday at national deafness and hearing loss charity Chime’s Deaf Village Ireland centre.

Two men and a boy were killed in separate incidents in Dublin, Donegal and Kerry

A pedestrian in his 20s has been pronounced dead after a collision in Lisselton in Kerry in the early hours of this morning

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a 9-year-old boy was killed in a hit-and-run in Co Donegal overnight

Fianna Fáil TD Jim O'Callaghan and Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward spoke to BreakingNews.ie about the ugly scenes outside the Dáil, and both said prosecutions should come after the incident

The incident happened in Tallaght in the early hours of Sunday

Sunday's front pages

It follows an investigation into anti-social behaviour and firework incidents in the Stewartstown Road area of west Belfast in recent weeks.

The reality series, titled Gra Ar An Tra, will see 10 singletons try to find their match while practising their Irish language skills.

It came as he travelled back to Europe from North America, where he addressed the UN Security Council.

The Irish citizen originally from Angola appeared at Dublin District Court on Saturday when Judge John Campbell refused bail and held him in custody.

Two other officers were also affected but did not require hospital treatment.

Long queues formed in the Victoria Square shopping centre on Saturday morning for the first Sculpted By Aimee store in Northern Ireland.

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has told his party members that Sinn Féin’s word ‘should carry no more weight’ with the chief constable than others

A total of 143 events have been hosted by the statutory agency over a five-year period.

From the Ploughing Championships to flying taxis, a lot happened this week.

Police said a criminal investigation has started as well as a professional standards department misconduct probe.

Saturday's front pages

The Taoiseach has warned the United Nations the world is at risk of a new nuclear arms race