This week, a jury was sworn in for the case of plaintiff Gerard McCarthy, who alleged that gardaí broke his shoulder on Halloween night almost 17 years ago.

New accounts show that pre-tax profits at Gresham Hotel Company Ltd, which operates the Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin on Dublin’s Upper O’Connell Street, increased sharply as revenues surged by 20 per cent from €23 million to €27.57 million.

Susan Burt (75) told the Circuit Civil Court she feared she was going to die when Irish Ferries vessel MV Epsilon had been tossed around in Storm Imogen almost 10 years ago

The settlement is without an admission of liability.

Stephen McCourt (41), from Riverview in Augher, in Co Tyrone, was found guilty of murdering Damien Heagney following a trial which ended in April this year

Police said the explosion in Mullaghbawn in Co Armagh in the early hours of Friday caused substantial damage to windows and an outdoor railing.

There is ‘significant’ legal uncertainty on what effect the ruling will have in Northern Ireland, the Equality Commission has said.

Mr Johnston says he will be taking up a new, non-diplomatic job in Dublin later this year.

The 207-metre-long movable pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Suir is the centrepiece of a €200 million Waterford North Quays Infrastructure Project.

The Ballyfermot broadcaster (69) is retiring after 37 years at RTÉ

The 4.73-hectare site is located at Lehaunstown Lane, next to a roughly 12-hectare site purchased by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in 2024.

James ‘Jake’ Berney (53) is believed to have been stabbed several times at his home on Foxdene Drive

The euro is hovering near its highest level in almost four years against the dollar

The number of mortgages approved in May rose by over 10% compared to last year.

Simon Harris is expected to announce the decision to join the programme later on Friday.

A wide range of stories feature across Friday's newspaper front pages, including the fatal stabbing of a Dublin grandfather at home.

A report found that last year there were 76 reported incidents, compared with 42 in 2023 and 12 in 2022.

Tomasz Orzel's wife, Anna of Clondalkin, Dublin, had sued Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Ltd with offices at Park West Business Park, Dublin, as a result of the accident.

Liam Gorman, Silverwood, Mountmellick, Co Laois, has been repeatedly ordered by the court not to trespass on the 400 acre Garryowen Bog, Tinnahinch, which owned Bord na Mona Biomass (BnMB) Ltd.

Counsel described it as an unusual case where the applicants have alleged bullying and harassment; however, the senior officer's case was that he was acting in the course of his duty.