As the Minister for Health visited University Hospital Limerick (UHL) to launch the new €105 million, 96-bed block, the hospital was again the most overcrowded nationally

Flight operations will not be affected as a result of the exercise.

The 43-year-old was charged in connection with a stabbing incident in Mitchelstown in Co Cork on Saturday morning.

The decision follows confirmation by the HSE that the new centre will provide methadone and drug counselling services

The court heard that the Luas service was suspended for 24 hours and the damage to the tram was estimated at just under €5 million after seats and wiring was damaged.

The pre-tax loss of €21.19 million is a six fold increase on the pre-tax loss of €3.53 million incurred in 2023.

The 40-year-old is assisting with police enquiries.

Launched in July 2022, the €740 million fund was established to support first-time buyers in purchasing their first property

Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly will be quizzed in the studio by Pat Kenny with less than two weeks to go until voting on Friday, October 24th.

The victim, an officer with Portugal’s PSP police force, is said to have required medical assistance at the scene before being transferred to hospital.

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, and his body has been taken to the mortuary at University Hospital Limerick.

The two arrested men, one aged in his 20s and the other in his late teens, were detained on Monday at Garda stations in the county.

Monday's front pages focus on a range of stories, including the Government preparing for anti-drone defences, to 'shock' and 'disbelief' over the death of a postman in Cork.

Researchers claim their findings suggest that the adverse effects of pandemic restrictions appear to be linked to a rising incidence of acute drug-related issues among youths aged 15-24 years.

The independent candidate said that questions put to her about hiring the woman have ‘backfired’.

In The Anthology of Irish Folk Tales, Richard Marsh explores the phenomenon of gates that won't stay closed in Moynalty, a small village in Co Meath.

Heather Humphreys also said she was not being ‘nasty’ in how she asked Catherine Connolly to answer questions.

Two men in their 20s were later arrested in connection with the investigation.

The case arose after a player received a blow to the face during a GAA game which resulted in the player losing a number of teeth.

Catherine Connolly was ahead in two recent polls ahead of the presidential election.