Detectives are appealing for information about the incident in Newtownabbey on Saturday night.

The new sonar capability will be used on Irish Naval vessels to monitor activities in the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone.

A 10-year-old Jack Russell 'Prince' died as a result of horrific injuries which left his intestine exposed.

Grandmother Cheryl Smyth has surpassed her children on the platform, amassing millions of views passing down her cooking and baking skills.

A passerby heard the swimmer shouting for help, and made an emergency call to the Coast Guard.

More than half of Irish people (53 per cent) say their favourite thing to talk about over a cup of tea is friends and family

Met Éireann has said Wednesday will be a "fine summers day" with plenty of sunshine.

Here are the stories making headlines this Sunday.

The 32-year-old was arrested in the Larne area.

Speaking to the media in Cork today, Mr Martin expressed hope the that the violence of recent days would ease before marching season in the North.

Detectives investigating disorder in Ballymena have charged a 23-year-old man with riot.

About 1,000 people took part in the Irish Neutrality League event on Saturday.

The pedestrian in his late 30s has been taken by ambulance to Cork University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

Oleksandr Kucherenko pleaded guilty on Saturday at Dublin District Court to trespassing in a manner likely to place another person in fear on June 13th.

Micheál Martin expressed concern about violence between Israel and Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. He said that there was an urgent need for a return to a rules based international order.

The force is investigating offences linked to several days of violence.

Rory Gallagher grew up in Cork and rose to international fame as a masterful blues-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

Hundreds braved the rain to attend the anti-racism rally in the city centre.

In a post on X, Mr Murphy said they were released last night, but that police still had their phones.

Local reports say the man tried to get the woman to get into the car, but she managed to get away from him.

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing and further updates will follow.

All four are due to appear before Dublin District Court (Court No. 2) at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday.

Here are the stories dominating the front pages of Irish newspapers on Saturday

€9,500 in cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime, along with drugs paraphernalia, were also seized.

There will be ‘a large policing presence across Northern Ireland’ over the weekend, a senior officer has said.

The partner of Paul Murphy, who was detained in Egypt, has called on Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister to make a statement on the matter.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying four men as part of a probe into disorder in the region.

In evidence, the woman recounted how, after their relationship of a couple of years ended a few weeks ago, her ex started following her.

The allegations relate to claims that former Fianna Fáil councillor Tommy Reilly failed to declare a conflict of interest over the fact that one or more of his sons had an interest in lands that were under consideration for being rezoned.

Minister Jim O’Callaghan said Ireland is currently accommodating almost 33,000 people seeking international protection

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he had a ‘glass half full’ approach to AI, but said it will change the nature of work.

As UL President since 2020, Prof Mey presided over the controversies from the 2019 purchase of a Dunnes Stores site in Limerick city centre and the 2023 purchase of 20 houses for student accommodation at Drominbeg Square, Rhebogue.

Minister McEntee said the scheme will have a hugely positive impact on young people.

The four Croatian football supporters had hoped to fly to London for the Dinamo Zagreb versus Arsenal FC Champions League match at the Emirates Stadium on the evening of January 22nd.

Simon Harris said that further housing proposals will be brought to Cabinet next week.

Paul Murphy has said he is among several people detained by Egyptian authorities while on a march to Gaza.

The searches in relation to the investigation are ongoing and being supported by a cadaver dog from an external agency, a garda statement said.

The identity of parents or guardians, the children or the schools involved may not be published by order of the court.

It comes as the festival transforms public spaces with more than 30 exhibitions.

Judge John Brennan had said that if William Horn, 29, of Stone Rings Lane, Harrowgate, England, donated €500 to a Dublin charity, he would be spared a criminal record.

The court was told that both women are in their 60s and have no previous convictions.

Bishops have urged parishioners to pray for Gazans this weekend and to lobby their local politicians.

Locals in Kinsale will gather both on land and sea at 6:30pm on Friday to register their opposition to the granting of a licence to a shellfish company to pursue the operation.

The current owners of Citywest received €51 million from the State for the first nine months of last year for use of the facility.

The initiative, launched by The Irish Times in association with Electric Ireland, will see each nominated place judged on specific criteria.

The research, conducted over the last 72 hours, uncovered scores of comments and posts on the platform supporting racist violence and the firebombing of homes in Ballymena

Marius Juodenas (44) was discovered with serious injuries in his home on Barrack Street, Dundalk, Co Louth, shortly before 7pm on July 5th, 2022.

The passenger, who is autistic and wanted an emergency row seat to accommodate a sleep apnoea device, claimed the airline had breached the Equal Status Act by discriminating against him on grounds of his disability.

In Q1 2025, the main reason for taking domestic overnight trips was to visit friends or relatives (42 per cent)

The scenes in the Co Armagh town came after three consecutive nights of trouble in Ballymena, Co Antrim

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris said further escalation would risk ‘regional spillover’.

Lockable boxes and cubby holes, as well as controversial phone pouches, can be acquired with €9 million in Budget funding.

'A woman had three e-scooters pass her back again, throw water over her'

A delegation of 50 Irish people will be among thousands setting off on a global 'March to Gaza' today

Friday's front pages

US musician Miley Cyrus has expressed regret over her infamous public row with Sinéad O'Connor in 2013

Northern Ireland’s police chief said ‘bigots and racists’ behind earlier nights of unrest in the region would be arrested.

Forty-one officers have been injured in the unrest, which had resulted in 15 arrests by Thursday evening.

Representatives of the British and Irish Governments will meet in Co Down on Friday to discuss latest political developments across the islands.

The Dublin based travel agency went out of business on December 19th last and the annual report from the Irish Aviation Authority’s Travellers’ Protection Fund shows that the Platinum Travel Ltd bond covered only €47,143 of claims made in 2024.

Mr O’Leary’s pay package was made up of basic pay of €1.2 million, a bonus payment of €600,000 and share options of €2.03 million.

The 37-year-old father-of-three was killed by loyalists in Belfast in July 1989.

A 66-year-old woman has been charged with causing death by careless driving after an American woman was killed in a crash.

Micheál Martin also denied that the government ‘flew kites’ on its rent control proposals, which he described as ‘modest’.

Defamation laws in Ireland will be changed as quickly as possible, the Taoiseach pledged.

RTÉ is searching for two new radio presenters and is seeking applications for potential on-air television roles.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft was leaving Ahmedabad Airport with 242 people on board.

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) reprimanded the Department of Social Protection by issuing administrative fines totalling €550,000.

Simon Harris also said the state is too reliant on private nursing home care.

Studyclix subject expert and German teacher Geraldine Dwyer said the Junior Cert German exam was "pleasant" and covered a range of topics.

Mr Lyons has faced criticism over a social media post about the location of migrant families who fled their homes.

A district judge in the town’s magistrates’ court said a strong message had to be sent out that those involved in the disorder would be dealt with “robustly” by the court.

Michael O'Sullivan was airlifted to hospital on February 6th last following a serious last fence fall in Thurles, Co Tipperary. He was just days short of his 25th birthday when he passed away 10 days later.

The owner of the home, a man in his 60s, was removed from the scene to St Vincent's University Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

A note of a site visit in August 2023 said the discovery meant the OPW would need to reexamine the structure of the bicycle shelter and whether any changes were needed.

According to the INMO's trolley watch, 378 admitted patients were waiting for beds on Thursday morning in hospitals across the State.

The three, aged 15, 17 and 18, are set to appear before Ballymena Magistrates’ Court later.

“When they told me I had got the apartment I broke down in tears, but all I can say is, if you hang tough, good things do happen,” Cook said.

'There was clearly a building intent that was to attack the building. And unfortunately that prevailed'

Ms McCarrick was born in New York in 1967 and was 26 years old at the time of her disappearance. This is the first arrest in the case.

The carrier said this will be the ‘minimum’ punishment and it will continue to pursue passengers for civil damages.

A variety of stories feature on Irish front pages on Thursday morning.

Elsewhere, a leisure centre in Larne was set on fire.

Micheál Martin will address the Joint Business Council All-island Business Conference in Dundalk on Thursday.

A fire broke out at Larne Leisure Centre following vandalism at the facility, amid several nights of disorder in Northern Ireland.

The man has been named locally as Paddy O’Donoghue (81) from Gortahoonig, Muckross, Killarney, Kerry.

The pedestrian died after a single-vehicle collision.

Lady Anderson was joined by other peers at Westminster in condemning ‘the appalling acts of racist thuggery’ seen on the streets of Ballymena.

Around two dozen protesters gathered outside Leinster House on Wednesday.

Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said the force would be bringing extra officers, vehicles and equipment to areas where unrest has flared.

Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon, and Sligo will be under the yellow rain warning until 9pm on Thursday, while Leinster and Waterford's warning will expire at 6pm.

The Central Bank is the designated authority in relation to the sale of Israel Bonds in the EU.

A teacher has given his first reaction to this year's Leaving Cert history exams

Daragh Hayes (37) and Cian Hayes (33), who were both jailed on January 30th last, have served around 19 weeks as prisoners among the general population of the high-security Limerick Prison.

The National Treatment Purchase Fund said it had suspended all insourcing work at the public hospital since April 11th.