He is accused of knowingly possessing two videos on his mobile phone at the National Aquatic Centre on a date in 2022 when he was aged 14.

Simon Harris said people are ‘still financially hurting’.

The Government approved proposals to give judges the discretion to recommend minimum jail terms for those sentenced to life imprisonment.

Bryan Hughes, 42, of Lower Salt Hill Road, Galway, was charged with causing serious harm to the man, who is in his 20s, on June 11th, last year on Dominick Street.

Frane absconded from Northern Ireland on January 24th this year when on day-release and was arrested in the Republic in February on foot of an extradition warrant.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said the draft laws will aim to reform court sentences so that they ‘reflect the gravity of the most heinous’ crimes.

Shaun O'Donnell (34) was found guilty by a jury of one count of rape and one count of sexual assault at a home in Co Donegal

The teenager has been charged with two counts of rioting and one count of possession of a weapon with intent.

Officers recovered a concealed shotgun and cartridges during a search of wasteground in Mullingar

The INMO's Trolley Watch figures show 371 patients were waiting in emergency departments, while 133 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The five-year-old has been receiving treatment in Temple Street Children's Hospital since the attack in November last year

John Kelly’s father, Private Patrick Kelly, was killed while taking part in the rescue of a supermarket executive kidnapped by the Provisional IRA.

A previous attempt to secure planning permission for the project was quashed by order of the High Court two years ago.

Tina Doran is urging everyone to get their blood pressure checked after she suffered a second health scare

There were just under 12 and a half thousand second-hand homes for sale across the country in July, according to new analysis by MyHome.ie

A new report from the Irish Medical Times shows over 1000 of those deaths happened last year alone, 200 more than in 2019.

There were a number incidents across Tuesday night, including an attack on a boy in the west of the city.

The threat against Taoiseach Simon Harris and his wife and children, posted on Instagram, had been “absolutely appalling”, she said.

The collision occurred on the Clane Road (R403) in Celbridge, Co Kildare at around 10.30pm on Tuesday night

Here’s what’s making headlines this Wednesday.