The now 16-year-old accused pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to three charges of oral rape and one of rape of the then 13-year-old girl on dates between June and July 2023.

It comes as the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has published its final decision on Dublin Airport’s Summer 2026 capacity.

New accounts filed by RTE Commercial Enterprises DAC show that pre-tax profits last year increased by 3 per cent from €11.44 million to €11.79 million.

19-year-old victim says assault before exams “ripped away” her confidence

“When you look at the workforce, roughly 20 per cent of workers are not born in Ireland. So that is healthcare workers, taxi drivers, and people who work in restaurants," Mr Varadkar said.

James Browne TD convened a meeting of the National Emergency Co-ordination Group (NECG) on Thursday

In an email to the regulatory body last July in response to the inquiry’s findings, the principal claimed there was “not much left for the Teaching Council to take from me.”

Helen Richardson and David Dwyer face over one hundred charges of theft and money laundering

Sinn Féin has defended putting forward a much larger alternative budget than the parameters set by Government, despite warnings from experts

Brian O’Neill, 45, with an address in Arklow, Co Wicklow, appeared before Judge Treasa Kelly at Dublin District Court on Thursday.

The young man, who is in his 20s, was found by a passer-by after he had been attacked.

Noah, 14, was found dead in a storm drain in north Belfast in June 2020, six days after he went missing as he cycled to meet friends.

Various Metro projects for the capital have been proposed in recent decades, but none has yet proceeded to build stage.

The City Council has refused planning permission to Keith Craddock's Granville Developments Ltd for the three-storey residential accommodation at Haddington Place on a site to the rear of Sisters of the Holy Faith in Ballsbridge.

A spokeswoman for the campaign told The Irish Times that there was no attempt to politicise anyone and it had removed the video “out of an abundance of caution”.

A survey found that 60 per cent of people think the family home should be exempt

Detectives are investigating the incident in the Lisnamual Close area of Downpatrick on Thursday.

Sinn Féin senator Chris Andrews was among those detained after the boat he was on was boarded by Israeli soldiers.

The company surveyed 1,000 adults earlier this year, and found that the average pension pot is €102,017 for males but only €60,562 for females

Soldier F denies two murders and five attempted murders.

“Ghost” buses are those that disappear from the live timetable

Judge Comerford said that after colliding into the front and right hand side of Ms Rouine’s car, Mr Greene’s 11 registered Mercedes came to a stop 130 feet away when it crashed into a wall.

The privately funded proposal is backed by Bolster Group as the airport is looking to bring back international flights.

Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly also denied that any person in a position of authority in Leinster House had advised her that it was not appropriate to employ the person in question.

The Global Sumud Flotilla is attempting to carry aid to Gaza, and includes Irish citizens.

The policy paper reveals that Ireland currently has no marshalling ports fully equipped to handle large-scale offshore wind projects.

Micheál Martin was speaking as he arrived for a European Political Community meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Thursday

The national school pupil created a video with her dad Oliver, showing her cycling on her pink and teal bike while cars whizz by.

Originally a yellow warning, Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Sligo, and Leitrim were upgraded to orange wind warnings for Friday.

The 18.8km MetroLink rail line, most of which will be underground, is to run from north of Swords to Charlemont

Pearse Doherty added that the net effect between the tax cuts proposed by Sinn Féin and measures such as targeting institutional investors and scrapping the landlord’s tax would generate €700 million in additional tax.

A flotilla sailing towards Gaza must be treated ‘in strict accordance’ with international law, the Department of Foreign Affairs has said

Thursday's front pages

A specialist-created facial reconstruction has been published to help identify skeletal remains found in Co Cork four years ago.

Writing in The Irish Times, Mr McDowell said he had been "consistently liberal", and felt the Ms Steen's candidacy would be a "step backwards" for Ireland

The party said Chris Andrews was on board the Spectre which was ‘intercepted off the coast of Egypt’ on Wednesday.

Father Gerry Campbell described a ‘sorrow too heavy for words’ being felt by the community who knew them.

The smell has led to the closure of the local park for 27 years

Sinn Féin has described a historic moment for the council, while the DUP questioned a lack of clarity around costs.

During the operation, three individuals were arrested. All three are male, aged in their mid-teens, 20s and 40s. 

This comes after Hiqa released a report suggesting three solutions to the issue of overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick

TDs debated a Social Democrats' motion earlier on Wednesday, calling for the means test for the Carer's Allowance payment to be removed

Fishing boats that are over 18 metres in length or are operating with certain types of nets are now banned from operating close to land.

The hotel is part of Marriot Bonvoy's portfolio, and has 183 rooms

The incidences are alleged to have occurred in a County Galway housing estate where both children were living with their families

Alexandru Petcu was arrested after Revenue officers discovered approximately 19.3kg of herbal cannabis

An alarm was raised on Tuesday evening when emergency services attended a property in south Belfast where people reported feeling unwell.

Connolly said the Good Friday Agreement makes clear that the people alone will decide the future.

Father of two Jason Gumble, 32, from Dublin 7, appeared at Dublin District Court on Tuesday

This year sees the sale of products designed for women post-surgery, including specialist bras and foam breast implants for bras

Party leader Holly Cairns took aim at the last coalition’s budgetary approach.

In the first half of this year, 28 cases of fraud were reported to An Garda Síochána

On the issue of the local road infrastructure, An Coimisiún Pleanála said that the development would not unduly increase traffic volumes in the area.

The island is home to Northern Ireland’s largest seabird colony

Almost 11,000 people received a personalised needs assessment from ALONE, with 52% of them reporting loneliness, a report says.

Convicted prisoner warned by judge as State services urged to monitor movements

Soldier F is on trial accused of two murders in Derry in 1972.

People are being urged to brace themselves for increases in the cost of their health insurance.

There have also been around three home burglaries per county every week since April.

Abdullah Khan, with an address in north Dublin, appeared at Cloverhill District Court on Wednesday for his fifth hearing since being charged and has not yet applied for bail.

Met Éireann has warned of localised flooding and difficult travelling conditions.

Middle Abbey Street will be part of a pilot that will see property owners given support to regenerate their buildings.

311 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 161 are in wards elsewhere in hospitals.

An improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered and safely dealt with by the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team.

The cyclist was conveyed to University Hospital Kerry for treatment of serious injuries.

The report found that used EV prices are down 2.8% on last year

A look at what stories are making the headlines in Wednesday's papers.

Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Cowen will be part of a European Parliament trade delegation to visit India for talks later this month

Sources close to Barbie Kardashian confirmed the prisoner’s release was 'imminent'.

Karl Donnelly, 34, with an address at Newmarket Yards, D8, was charged with firearms offences

TD for the Dublin Fingal West constituency, Louise O'Reilly, particularly emphasised the role Adams could have played in advancing Irish unity

Police have asked the public to avoid the Damascus St area.

Battles over the cost of bike sheds returned to the Dail on Tuesday with the Micheal Martin and Mary Lou McDonald caught up in a heated exchange

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said both the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and Common Travel Area would be upheld.

Ann-Marie O’Gorman was electrocuted while holding a charging mobile phone in the bath last year

A man in his 30s was arrested as part of the investigation and has since been charged.

Judge Francis Comerford said Martin Hannon engaged in ‘vicious and callous’ behaviour when making the false statements that the two 'wholly innocent men' were paedophiles.

A Co Galway teenager has gone on trial charged with the rape and sexual assault of a teenage girl he had been dating for a few weeks

A bus service will run between Connolly and The Point while repairs are ongoing to the Georges Dock bridge.

Protesters gathered outside Leinster House to call for the complete ban on the use of counselling notes in sexual violence court cases.

Here is everything you need to know about how voting for the presidential election on Friday, October 24th

The alleged incidents occurred at or near an address in Co Kerry in the early hours of September 28th last.

The 32 million passenger cap has long come under legal and political scrutiny.

He has since been charged, and is expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Tuesday afternoon.

Gardaí said no injuries were reported and that investigations are ongoing.

A man who died after crashing a motorcycle in east Belfast has been named by police.

His body was removed to Waterford University Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

The shots were reportedly fired through a window of a property at the site around 2am.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) was called in as officials grew worried Micheál Martin’s office was not up to the standard required

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted the peace plan, and world leaders are urging Hamas to do the same

Ryanair has confirmed it will not restart flights to Tel Aviv, after demanding assurances from Ben Gurion Airport.

The electrochemical method can reveal fingerprints on fired ammunition casings, which was once thought impossible. 

Micheál Martin has said that the removal of the passenger cap would improve Ireland's connectivity

It comes as flags have been flown across Ireland in a move interpreted as expressing concern around immigration into the country.

Mark and Louise O’Connor, and their son Evan, were found dead at the family’s home in Dromgowna, outside Tallanstown village.