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Gardaí in Carlow have charged a man in connection with an attempt to collect a dead man's pension in the town last week

A 31-year-old Slovakian man charged with the murder of Ashling Murphy in County Offaly has been further remanded in custody.

Female participation in Ireland's labour market's at its highest ever level.

A man in his 20s has died following a crash in Co Meath last night.

Cabinet is due to sign off today on the law changes needed to implement its 100 euro energy credit.

Ministers are expected to approve new draft laws around remote working when they meet this morning.

There's been a 10 per cent increase in the number of domestic abuse incidents reported to Gardaí.

A phased return to the workplace is now underway

Cabinet has agreed to lift almost all Covid restrictions from 6am tomorrow.

The payment of €1,000 is to be given to frontline healthcare workers for their efforts over the last two years.

A man charged with the murder of Ashling Murphy in Co Offaly is due back in court again next Wednesday.

A new Bank Holiday and a €1,000 pandemic bonus for healthcare workers has been announced.

A man in his 30s remains in Garda custody this morning over the murder of Ashling Murphy.

The Health Minister has said the Covid restrictions should be eased as soon as public health experts deem it possible.

Gardaí investigating the fatal assault on Ashling Murphy have arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of murder.

466 gardai have been injured after being physically attacked on duty over the past two years.

Minister Simon Coveney will be asked to take questions from an Oireachtas Committee on a champagne party held in his Department last year.

Ashling Murphy has been remembered as a kind, talented, loved and admired young woman.

A report into a gathering of officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs during lockdown is expected by the end of this month.

There's criticism of suggestions that covid restrictions here will be lifted on a phased basis.

Enquiries are continuing into the death of Ashling Murphy,

The head of the HSE says there are "positive indications" Ireland has reached the peak of the Omicron wave.

€816,000 was overpaid at tolls across the country in the last two years, according to figures from the Irish Independent.

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.