They had spent an average of nine years at the facility before being approved for conditional discharge by the Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board, with two of the individuals having been detained for less than seven years.

The former DUP leader is on trial at Newry Crown Court charged with a number of sexual offences.

Grace Lynch (16) was fatally injured when she was involved in a collision with a scrambler at a pedestrian crossing on Rathoath Road, Finglas, in January.

The ex-MP has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.

Simon Harris was responding to questions on a report linking data centre consumption with rising wholesale electricity prices in Ireland.

Gardaí said they are not looking for any other person in relation to this incident at this time and is following a definite line of enquiry.

The increase will add around €138 a year to the average household's electricity bill, and €117 to their gas bill, according to price comparison site Bonkers.ie.

Firefighters and paramedics have been fighting the fires since around 2am on Thursday.

The TD and solicitor will now take up a role in the Department of Justice.

Bob Geldof, Hozier, Johnny Depp, and Primal Scream are among the other acts set to contribute to the record.

The threatening email arrived in computer systems around 7am on Wednesday and, as a result, 10 schools decided to close.

A man in his 30s has been arrested and is being held in the Eastern region.

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Donaldson, 63, has pleaded not guilty to the 18 alleged offences.

Police said the victim was taken to hospital after being stabbed in the chest, but that his injuries are not life threatening.

St Columbanus NS in Ballivor, Co Meath had to contact parents to collect their children saying that the school had no water and had to close.

The 210kg cannabis seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Clare Divisional Drug Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has been monitoring the issue following a survey last year, which indicated that 84 per cent of parents support school uniforms, but one third felt they were not good value.

The closure of schools in Co Carlow on Wednesday due to a threat against them features heavily on Thursday's front pages.