A fire broke out at Larne Leisure Centre following vandalism at the facility, amid several nights of disorder in Northern Ireland.

The man has been named locally as Paddy O’Donoghue (81) from Gortahoonig, Muckross, Killarney, Kerry.

The pedestrian died after a single-vehicle collision.

Lady Anderson was joined by other peers at Westminster in condemning ‘the appalling acts of racist thuggery’ seen on the streets of Ballymena.

Around two dozen protesters gathered outside Leinster House on Wednesday.

Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said the force would be bringing extra officers, vehicles and equipment to areas where unrest has flared.

Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon, and Sligo will be under the yellow rain warning until 9pm on Thursday, while Leinster and Waterford's warning will expire at 6pm.

The Central Bank is the designated authority in relation to the sale of Israel Bonds in the EU.

A teacher has given his first reaction to this year's Leaving Cert history exams

Daragh Hayes (37) and Cian Hayes (33), who were both jailed on January 30th last, have served around 19 weeks as prisoners among the general population of the high-security Limerick Prison.

The National Treatment Purchase Fund said it had suspended all insourcing work at the public hospital since April 11th.

Brendan O’Mara (62) made his fourth appearance at Ennis District Court concerning the seizure of an estimated €10 million worth of cannabis

Marek Puska and Lubomir Puska are accused of withholding information that was crucial to the investigation into Ashling Murphy's murder in January 2022.

Cara Darmody, 14, addressed the Oireachtas Disability Committee on Wednesday about the backlog in the assessment of need system.

Veronica Maher (54) said her four beloved restricted breed pets were all she had to remember her late husband

The Hotel Concentration Report states that 8,627 additional hotel bedspaces will be required by 2030 - or an average of 1,725 per annum.

The State’s arts body is pursuing legal action against four ‘key’ contractors involved in the failed IT system.

Gardaí preserved a site next to where the male was arrested for the purpose of conducting a search.

A slideshow prepared for a trade forum in April said that US companies accounted for 70 per cent of the 300,000 people employed by IDA clients.

The average mortgage rate fell to 3.72 per cent in April, according to new figures from the Central Bank.