Yesterday the CSO released its annual crime figures which showed an increase of 12% in theft offenses.

She was the front seat passenger in a car which hit a wall and then entered the water in Menlo in Co. Galway at around 7 am on Friday the 15th of March.

It's estimated that a million euro should be returned every day based on consumption.

There was widespread anger at a public meeting two weeks ago over plans to develop 47 units in the Little Oaks area of Ballaghaderreen.

Brian Kelly, Eoghan Diffley, Emmet Burke, Ciaran McManus, and Conor Murphy aim to kick 32 points in all 32 counties in aid of Conor's mum, Nicola.

He will be seeking a third term as a local councillor in the Ballymahon Municipal District.

Ten patients were left waiting in the Emergency Department while six were on trolleys elsewhere in the hospital.

The figures contained in the Irish Independent/REA Average House Price Index show the national average price of a three bed semi detached is around €308,000.