John O’Dowd said management at the corporation had knee-jerked in their reaction to Friday’s verdict at Dublin High Court.

Sean McGovern was handed over to gardai in Dubai.

The 56-year-old sheep farmer with land near Kenmare in Co Kerry was reported missing more than two months ago.

The event at Balcarrick Beach in Donabate, Co Dublin, was organised to raise funds for cancer care at the Mater Hospital in the Irish capital.

The Irish deputy premier has written to US Secretary for Commerce Howard Lutnick on two sectors that are key to Ireland’s economy.

Gordon Lyons had faced criticism for his failure to attend a senior GAA match in the first 15 months of his tenure as sports minister.

Ireland’s premier said the announcement from US President Donald Trump came as a “surprise”.

Ten people were killed in the blast at a service station in the Co Donegal village in October 2022.

Tanaiste Simon Harris met political leaders in Belfast on Monday to discuss ongoing efforts to shape mechanisms for dealing with legacy issues.

The DUP leader said his party would take time to scrutinise in detail what has been agreed.

The requiem mass for Garda Kevin Flatley was held in Balbriggin in Co Dublin.

MLA Sian Mulholland has proposed a private member’s bill that would enable operators like the People’s Postcode Lottery to set up in the region.

Queen’s University, Ulster University and The Open University have warned that the current funding arrangements are ‘no longer sustainable’.

Micheal Martin also said any plan involving a permanent Israeli occupation of the region was “wholly unacceptable”.

The Foyle MP and former SDLP leader appeared in court in his native Londonderry on Tuesday to face a charge related to the event last February.

The charge is brought under legislation on how public parades and processions are governed in Northern Ireland.

The event in the city’s Woodstock Road came ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.

The digital system took 18 months to roll out across Northern Ireland.

Appeal Court judges affirmed an earlier High Court ruling compelling the Government to hold a public inquiry into Sean Brown’s killing.

The widow and children of murdered GAA official Sean Brown urged Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn against taking the case to the Supreme Court.