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Sean McGlone from Beechwood Drive in Drogheda appeared before Balbriggan District Court this morning. Our reporter Dyane Connor has the latest.

Our Correspondent Fiona Mitchell is in London and we hear from Liam Conlon MP, British Labour Party.

Nathan Kenna was charged with assaulting Anthony Long in Mulhuddart on July 3rd. For more on this our Crime Correspondent, Paul Reynolds.

At the moment e-scooter users are supposed to be at least 16 years of age. This lunchtime it's been confirmed that e-scooters are going to be banned for under 18s. Dr Suzanne Crowe, Consultant in Children's Intensive Care in Crumlin Children's Hospital.

The government hopes the measure which comes into effect today will support greater investment. Drew Banerjee, Vice Chair of VFX Ireland one of Ireland's largest visual effects studio.

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey earned about €230 million over the weekend. Our reporters Alex Redmond and Cathal Dowd attended one of the first screenings of the film at Cineworld in Parnell St, Dublin.

Parts of Europe remain in the grip of extreme weather this afternoon with two people killed by a violent thunderstorm. We get the latest weather forecast from Liz Walsh, meteorologist with Met Éireann.

Our London correspondent, Sean Whelan, has the latest.

Luke Liddy, sports broadcaster with Limerick's Live 95, and Sean Walsh, sports broadcaster with Galway Bay FM.

For the latest assessment of the situation, Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary General of the UN Shipping Body, The International Maritime Organization.

Grainne Humphreys, Director of the Dublin International Film Festival and good friend of the actress, joined Rachael to pay tribute.

Cianan Murray, a victim of Shine's abuse from 54 years ago and Lorcan Staines who was tasked with carrying out the scoping exercise into Michael Shine, and worked as a consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Co Louth.

For more on this Donal Moriarty, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Aer Lingus and Hazel Nolan, National Secretary of Fórsa.

Spanish group Indra was awarded the contract by Irish Rail, which has now written off the project. It had been due to be delivered in June 2024. For the details our Economics and Public Affairs Editor, David Murphy.

A woman and a teenage girl have appeared at Nenagh District court charged with the murder of 29-year-old Scarlett Faulkner. For the details our reporter Aisling Kenny.

For more on this Kate Duggan, CEO of Tusla.

Our Economics and Public Affairs Editor, David Murphy has been looking at the figures published by the CSO.

Professor Yvonne Gilleece, a consultant in HIV medicine, has been telling us about the current situation.

Fr Kieran O'Brien reflected on her life and her relationship with her beloved daughter.

Minister Catherine Ardagh is one of those helping to organise the event today. Her son Darragh has an assistant dog who came to live with the family this year from the group Dog For The Disabled. Catherine spoke to our reporter Laura Whelan.

For more, Folklore Historian, Dr Marion McGarry from the Atlantic Technological University.

To conserve water supplies people in the effected areas will be prohibited from using hoses to water their garden, wash their car or clean their driveways. Our reporter Kate Egan was in Blackrock in Dublin to find out what people think of the measures. The latest weather update from Aoife Kealy, Deputy Head of Forecasting with Met Eireann.

Denis Rowe, Operations and training manager with the Irish Coastguard tells us about the volume of call outs he's been recieving.

For the latest our North East Correspondent, Laura Hogan. Rachael is joined by Jerome Mullen, the Honorary Consul for Poland in Northern Ireland.

Darragh Mackin, solicitor for victims of Bill Kenneally.

Cohousing Communities Ireland is calling on the government to establish a fund to support three co-housing communities in Dublin, Cork and Westport. Our reporter Laura Whelan spoke to people wanting to get involved, and the Chair and Co-Founder of Cohousing Communities Ireland, Anna Connelly, joined Rachael in studio.

There has been a 28% increase in purchase fraud reported in the first half of 2026 compared to the same time last year. Charlie Weston, Irish Independent Personal Finance Editor, has more.

For the latest Work and Technology Correspondent Brian O'Donovan.

Kerry is experiencing some of the hottest weather in the country, one family resource centre has taken the unprecedented step of putting in place their emergency weather protocols. Our reporter Laura Whelan spoke to Nora Lucid, the manager of the Buds Family Centre and Michael Hanrahan Public Health Consultant with the HSE southwest.

For the latest maritime security expert, Jen Parker.

Gabrial Makhlouf says that if budget spending overruns persist there could be a €25.7 billion euro deficit in the public finances by 2030. For more on this, our Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy.

Rossnowlagh Beach in County Donegal is holding a special surfing event with Liquid Therapy. Cian spoke to one parent taking part, Natasha Buchanan who told us about her four-year-old son Teddy and why this is so important for him.

Sam Neill was born in Northern Ireland and raised in New Zealand. Director Neasa Hardiman worked with Sam on the Netflix drama Untamed. She spoke to Cian about Sam.

A 56-year-old man was remanded in custody today charged in connection with the bonfire. He appeared before Dungannon magistrates court in Co. Tyrone this morning. Our Northern Correspondent Conor Macauley was at the court.

According to today's figures the country's prisons remain seriously overcrowded. The inspector Mark Kelly joined Rachael in studio.

For more on this our Work and Technology Correspondent, Brian O'Donovan.

First time drug offenders will be referred to the Health Service Executive from September instead of being pursued through the courts. To explain how this will work, Professor Eamon Keenan, HSE's National Clinical Lead on Addiction Services.

The centre says it made the move as it can't afford an increase in rents on the budget it currently receives. Our reporter Helen Donohue was in Greystones.

Alan Bailey was a young Garda when he first came across brother Kevin Crowley who founded the centre to help those in need. Alan began working at the centre in 1972, and it still provides hundreds of meals everyday. He spoke to Rachael just before the lunchtime rush.

For the latest our Western Correspondent, Pat McGrath.

Evelyn O'Rourke, our Media Correspondent, and analysis from Dr Roddy Flynn, Associate Professor at the School of Communications in Dublin.

Our reporter Karen Creed spoke to people at Bray Seafront in Co Wicklow this morning and Rachael spoke to Dr Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service.