Gardaí in Dublin say even a seemingly insignificant piece of information could be the final piece in the jigsaw that solves the case of a violent and prolonged sexual assault that took place in Clondalkin in July 2016.

There are reports of localised flooding on Dublin's northside.

The High Court has appointed an interim examiner to the firm operating 15 Irish Homebase home and garden stores, which employs 558 people, including 444 working part-time.