Insp Holland said he believed the advice to try and keep a situation involving a disturbed person calm was not possible in the circumstances because of the immediate threat.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the case was an example of the ‘severe crisis’ in the ambulance service

Gardaí recorded 179 fatal crashes on Irish roads and public places in 2025, which resulted in 190 fatalities.

Judge warns of public safety risk after drone flown over concert crowd

Five men have so far been charged with public order offences following violent clashes outside the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Tuesday night.

A female in her 50s who was also arrested has been released without charge, and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

John Mackey, 87, died in hospital two days after suffering head injuries in north London on May 6th.

The PSNI attended the scene in the Holestone Road area and put diversions in place at Moyra Road on Saturday night.

Charlie Joyce died in hospital hours after colliding with another scrambler bike in Ballymena in June 2022.

Expert negotiators were called to the incident in Delgany.

At the High Court on Friday, Mr Justice John Jordan granted the injunction against the seizure or euthanasia of the breed in a case brought on behalf of six animal welfare charities.

Unlike other parts of the UK, the PSNI does not issue mugshots of serious offenders after sentencing