National News from Thursday, April 30th, 2026

Overcrowding has left almost 1,200 prisoners without beds

The development board has accused builder BAM, based in Kill, of not properly resourcing the project to allow for its completion.

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The Government said that farmers and agricultural contractors will receive fuel support payments by the end of June in the wake of the recent protests.

The group were stopped in international waters around 45 nautical miles west of the Greek island Kythira.

The findings are based on research carried out before the recent rise in energy prices caused by the war in Iran.

Gardai say they've now made a fifth arrest, a man aged in his 20's.