Robert O’Connor was remanded into custody following a brief appearance at Drogheda District Court on Tuesday evening.

The bodies of Mark and Louise O’Connor and their son, Evan, were found at the family’s home in Dromgowna, outside Tallanstown village on Monday.

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

The Stormont Environment Minister also appealed for the support of his ministerial colleague to tackle the issues facing the lough.

It has been claimed that reserve quarter back Skylar Thompson was robbed in Dublin city centre in the early hours of Saturday.

The streets of the Irish capital were awash with the black and gold of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the purple of the Minnesota Vikings.

Parties from Sinn Fein to the DUP have described the proposed scheme as ‘the wrong approach’.

SSE is to increase standard variable electricity tariff by 4%.

Evidence is set to be heard from three men who survived the Bloody Sunday shootings, as well as former soldiers.

Sinn Fein MP John Finucane said he is against any amnesties or special arrangements for former soldiers over Troubles incidents.

The charge against Liam Og O hAnnaidh was thrown out following a technical error in the way it was brought.

Alaa Ahmad and Ibrahim Mahdi are being supported in their studies at Queen’s by the Copty scholarship

Journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney say only an inquiry can answer all the questions.

Darragh Mackin and Peter Corrigan of Phoenix Law said privacy is not a price they should have to pay for doing their jobs.

The former paratrooper is accused of murdering two men on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in January 1972.

Daniel Aruebose had been missing for several years but would have been seven years old if he was alive today.

Police said they were investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the man in the Drumbawn Close area of Enniskillen.

Verona Murphy highlighted increasing number of threats to elected representatives, but said all in Irish society are affected.

DUP leader Gavin Robinson said he wants to see co-operation at the next Assembly election to maximise the number of unionists elected.

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald made the announcement following a meeting of the party’s leadership in Dublin on Saturday.