The Latest Breaking News from Met Eireann

Loughan House in Co Cavan and Shelton Abbey in Co Wicklow usually accommodate prisoners who are considered to pose a reduced risk to the public or are preparing for release towards the end of their sentences.

Ireland recorded its warmest day of the year so far last weekend. But Met Eireann says that an incoming bitter chill will send temperatures tumbling as low pressure replaces the high, bringing in an icy chill from the east.

Temperatures will plunge in the coming days and could drop to -2C on Monday night

Dublin is set to shiver as Met Eireann has forecasted a dramatic 13-degree temperature swing in the coming days

Exclusive: The Irish Mirror can reveal that the female officer was arrested at the airport today – after officers allegedly seized around €100 of cocaine.

Speaking in the Mater Hospital on Thursday Minister Donnelly said that the Government had accepted Ms Quinn’s report in full.

Asked by the Irish Mirror whether or not the projected surplus cleared the way for the 30% tax rate, Mr Varadkar warned that some of the money will need to be kept for tougher times. However, he vowed that there will be a tax package for middle-income earners in the…

Dowdall, a former Sinn Féin councillor and a convicted criminal, acted as a State witness in the trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch.

The warning is in place until 6pm on Sunday

Arcturus, which is a subvariant of Omicron, was first seen in India and has been on the World Health Organisation's watchlist since the end of March.

Certain Irish phones may receive a new Emergency Alert system that is being tested on Sunday. A loud alarm will go off on phones, which may also vibrate and flash.