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A High Court judge in Northern Ireland is to deliver a ruling in a legal challenge to the UK Government's decision not to hold a public inquiry into the Omagh bombing.

Permanent TSB has announced plans to buy out some of Ulster Bank's assets.

Today will be the final full day of the current heatwave with temperatures set to reach close to 30 degrees again.

The HSE says it expects new Covid-19 cases to reach 2,000 a day in the next week to 10 days.

The European Medicines Agency is expected to authorise a second Covid-19 vaccine for children today.

A meeting is taking place this morning to finalise official guidelines for the return of indoor dining on Monday.

Wind Energy Ireland says floating wind energy can transform Ireland into a European renewable energy superpower,  if the right policies are put in place to enable the industry to start building floating wind farms this decade.

There was a 260 per cent increase in the amount of cigarettes seized by Revenue last year.

The Oireachtas Justice Committee has decided the Dying with Dignity Bill is unfit for purpose and "doesn't stack up".

Bank of Ireland is buying most of Davy stockbrokers in a deal believed to be worth more than 400 million euro.

Do Not Swim orders are now in place for two beaches in North Dublin.

Two people have died following two separate drowning incidents in the last 12 hours.

A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency has found rivers in Wicklow continue to score high for water quality.

Two politicians and two hoteliers are due to appear before a court in Clifden this morning in connection with the alleged breach of Covid-19 regulations.

Frustration is growing at the lack of certainty over the number of guests who can attend wedding receptions.

The Stormont executive will meet today to decide whether to allow restrictions to ease significantly on Monday.

The British government's latest statement on the protocol will further destabilise Northern Ireland, according to a US congressman.

The Higher Education Minister insists every single student will have on-site college experience this coming school year.

The number of domestic violence cases sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions has increased by over two thirds this year.

Former Minister and founder of the Progressive Democrats Des O'Malley has died aged 82.

The British government is expected to call for significant changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol today.

Cabinet is expected to sign off on a 100 million euro package to fund the return to on-site teaching for colleges and universities.

The incidence rate of Covid-19 has increased in every county around Ireland over the past week.

Cabinet ministers are expected to sign off on guidelines for the resumption of indoor dining today.

251 children have been waiting at least a year for an appointment with the mental health service.

The entire country is under a high temperature warning for the rest of the week.

The original helpline has been replaced after it buckled under pressure yesterday.

The bank says services will be merged with other nearby locations.

The trial of a 34 year old man accused of killing his former partner at her Wicklow home is due to get underway at the Central Criminal Court this morning.

The North's Assembly will meet today to discuss the plan from the British Government for a de-facto amnesty on crimes committed during the Troubles.

The Restaurants Association of Ireland will meet members of Government later over the proposal for the reopening of indoor dining.

It’s being claimed that the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson didn't believe the country's health system could be overwhelmed by Covid-19, according to his former aide.

The country's 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 cases is now at its highest point since the end of February.

A Premier League footballer has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences.

Homeowners are being urged to avoid using paddling pools and to take shorter showers as temperatures are forecast to soar up to 30 degrees this week.

The HSE has issued an apology after it’s emerged that the smear results of around 200 women have gone out of date.

Farm Safety Week begins today in Wicklow and across the country.

The country's five-day moving average of Covid-19 cases has risen by 89 percent in the past week.

International travel is allowed from today for the first time in 16 months, as Ireland rolls-out the EU Digital Covid Certificate.

The Unite union will hold a protest in Dublin today over what it calls the unsafe re-opening of English Language Education schools.

Despite warnings and appeals,  motorists still parked their vehicles illegally in a number of scenic and beach locations in Wicklow at the weekend.

With temperatures set to hit the mid 20’s over the next few days, visitors to Magheramore and Brittas Bay are being warned that there will be a strong Garda presence in both areas this weekend, with fines and towing measures in place for those who breach parking laws.

A protest took place in the Phoenix Park last night, with people demonstrating against the use of vaccination passes for indoor dining.

More than 5 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine have now been administered in the Republic. Over 60 percent of adults are now fully vaccinated.

Approved housing body Tuath says it delivered more than 1,000 homes last year, despite the pandemic.

The north's five main political parties will meet with the Foreign Affairs Minister and the Northern Ireland Secretary of State this morning over the British governments proposed amnesty for Troubles-related offences.

A man's been left with 10-thousand Britney Spears campaign t-shirts that he can't shift, because of an unfortunate typing error. Instead of spelling 'Free Britney' - it reads 'Free Brittany' as in the spelling for a region of France.

Nine people are dead after floods and heavy rain caused six houses to collapse in Germany.

The Dáil has passed legislation allowing indoor dining for fully vaccinated people or those who’ve recovered from Covid.

The Head of the HSE has said he expects Covid case numbers to continue to rise in the immediate future.

Global Covid-19 deaths are increasing again after nine straight weeks of decline.

An English man living in west Wicklow, who is accused of masquerading as a barrister and defrauding more than €1million from clients, had his bail period extended yesterday, so that his case can be joined up with another accused.

A campaigner for victims of the Troubles says the proposal by the British Government to stop all pre-1998 prosecutions arising from the conflict in the North, goes further than she expected.

Fianna Fáil is to hold a special meeting of its parliamentary party on September 1st to discuss its poor showing in the Dublin Bay South by-election.

The drugs were disguised in 2,000 bags of charcoal and smuggled in two large containers from South America to Rotterdam.

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis will make a statement to the British parliament today dealing with legacy issues from the Troubles.

The trial of a 34 year old man accused of carrying out a fatal gun attack at Bray boxing club three years ago in which one man died, heard yesterday  from several witnesses who encountered a van believed to have been used by the suspect to escape from the scene following the shooting.

A lack of transparency in how local authorities are spending funding for Traveller accommodation is being criticised by a new report from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.

Business liability insurance premiums rose by 24 per cent between 2013 and 2019.

Social Justice Ireland is calling for an increase of 10 euro a week to basic social welfare rates in Budget 2022.

A total of nearly 4.8 million jabs have been administered so far, with almost 47,000 given out yesterday.

The memorial at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp has criticised a TD for comparing the vaccination programme to Nazi Germany.

Ireland’s Covid tracker app will be upgraded so it can be used to show the new Digital Covid Cert.

The Oireachtas Justice Committee will debate whether the proposed Dying with Dignity Bill is legal at a meeting this afternoon.

Cabinet Ministers are set to approve funding for more than 4,600 extra college places this year.

The hospitality sector here is on course to re-open no later than July 26th.

All healthcare workers in France are going to be forced to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

At least 50 people have been killed on a coronavirus ward in Iraq, after a fire swept through the building.

The Strategic Housing Development process is set to be scrapped early under plans going to cabinet today.

Micheál Martin has defended his position as Fianna Fáil leader after damning internal criticism.

Around 1 point 9 million Digital Covid Certs are to be issued from today.

The cabinet will meet today to sign off on new legislation that will pave the way for the reopening of indoor hospitality.

A new plan aimed at getting 75,000 long term unemployed back to work over the next 2 years is set to be announced by government today.

House prices are expected to rise by 6 per cent across the country over the next year.

People heading to beaches iare being urged not to use inflatable toys in the sea.

Gardaí say investigations are ongoing after one man was arrested following a drugs seizure in Bray at the weekend.

Former Debenhams workers have accepted an offer of a three million euro training, upskilling and business start-up fund.

Jonathan Dowdall, with an address on the Navan Road in Dublin, was brought before the Special Criminal Court this morning.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is recommending the suspension be lifted, and that it be used on everyone over 18.

The funding is being given to projects in areas including the north and south inner city, Dundrum, Balbriggan, and Adamstown.

The Garda Commissioner is to look again at the resourcing of public order units and push for the early vaccination of gardai against Covid 19.

In a joint statement issued last night, the football associations here, Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland welcomed backing from the UK government for the bid, describing it as an "incredible opportunity".

19 counties had an increase in vacant business premises in the final three months of last year.

Wicklow County Council has rejected a claim that boxing coach Pete Taylor should be granted an injunction, preventing the council from terminating either his or Bray Boxing Club’s legal interest in a premises previously used by them at the harbour in Bray.

Members of the public are being asked to give their input on a Masterplan for Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains National Park. 

Dublin Airport is seeking contractors as part of expansion plans worth up to €50 million.

A former teacher at Terenure College in Dublin has been jailed for eight years for abusing 23 boys at the private school between 1973 and 1990.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee's recommending that any currently authorised Covid 19 vaccine can be given to adults of all ages, including those aged 70 and older.

New laws on mandatory hotel quarantine have now passed all stages in the Oireachtas.

Gardai are reminding people they will continue to patrol public amenities and parks to ensure compliance with public health guidelines.

It makes Ireland the world leader in share of the grid from onshore wind energy.

Six people died on Irish roads last month despite a significant drop off in traffic volume.