Minister Humphreys said walkways and outdoor trails "really do showcase all that is good about our rural towns and villages".

Justice Minister Naomi Long said her department intends to introduce Charlotte’s Law during the current mandate.

In recent weeks, AIB said scammers are using sophisticated technology to insert fraudulent text messages into legitimate message threads.

329 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 118 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

Three women have been murdered in Northern Ireland in the last month, taking the total to 30 women and girls killed by men from 2019.

Here are the biggest stories leading Friday’s newspaper headlines.

The incident happened in Baldoyle on the early hours of July 17th.

Police have appealed for information about the crash in Ballykelly.

Revenue officers searched a vehicle that had disembarked from a ferry arriving from Cherbourg in France on Sunday.

Patrick Nugent, 23, died in the early hours of February 11th, 1984, after he was found lying on the ground in a car park at Bunratty Folk Park.

Noel Ryan (47) appeared before Judge Gerard Jones at Dublin District Court on Thursday

Kamile Vaicikonyte, who died in a crash on the A5 earlier this year, had been a pupil at St Ciaran’s College in Ballygawley.

Maura Templey (86) was discovered on the floor of the bathroom in her home by her brother

There has been a significant rise in the number of protests across Ireland.

Gardaí are examining the footage to see if charges can be brought against further individuals involved in unrest in Coolock.

Gary Lightbody was speaking after a meeting in Belfast to discuss underinvestment in the arts.

The Green Party leader said the issue has been raised by members of the public.

The former taoiseach outlined a series of proposals on the constitutional question at an event in Derry on Thursday.

A man in his 40s was arrested on Tuesday evening.

Commissioner Drew Harris said the vast majority of these are from men and relate to alleged sexual abuse.