Update Saturday, February 15: Ryan McGuinness has been found safe and well.

Garda anti-gang units have seized around €400,000 in cash from an Eastern European organised crime network.

A Fianna Fáil councillor has expressed shock at being the subject of a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission over an alleged incident with an anti-abortion campaigner at a pipe band contest in Dublin last year.

Gerry Fagan, who is the owner of Gerry’s Fresh Foods and Jaques Café in Skerries, told Newstalk Breakfast that he is frustrated at the ongoing issues with Irish Water and the lack of consistency in supply.

Gardaí are warning businesses in north county Dublin to be vigilant after a recent increase in credit card related fraud.

Esther N McCarthy rounds up the best scares, shares and fares.

A SuperValu store in Dublin is celebrating after it sold the winning €2.5m EuroMillions ticket.

According to the proposals, the Lakeside Memorial Park will be more a high-quality park than a traditional graveyard where people can remember and celebrate the lives of loved ones who have died.

EuroMillions players in Portmarnock in North County Dublin are being urged to check their tickets today after someone scooped the €500,000 Plus top prize in last night’s draw.

Gardaí say a post-mortem examination will determine the course of their investigation.

Gardaí have launched an investigation into a three-car collision which occurred in North County Dublin yesterday.

Online players in Co Kildare are being urged to check their accounts to see if they hold the winning ticket.

Residents in north county Dublin are being warned to be on the lookout for a stag on the loose.

A developer is calling for the minimum size of co-living bedrooms at a new Dublin property to be reduced from 12 square metres to just over six.

Residents in Skerries in North County Dublin are appealing Fingal County Council's decision to allow a new fast food drive-thru to be built in Skerries.

Cork City have been warned by Pat Devlin that they’ll face a tough task to rescue their season with a FAI Cup run.

A Clare couple has claimed a cheque for €1m at the National Lottery and revealed that the winning ticket was kept safe inside a cushion in their bedroom for more than two weeks.

The Minister for Justice has brought High Court proceedings against a farmer whose cattle have allegedly been trespassing on agricultural lands in North County Dublin that had been earmarked for a new prison.

House prices in Dublin have fallen by an average of €4,500 in the past three months.

The Irish woman who died in a bus crash in Dubai has been named as Fiona Geraghty from North County Dublin.

Those involved in the latest spate of gang-related shootings must be put behind bars and their “business of death” undermined and destroyed, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has urged.

Gardaí believe that a man shot dead in north Dublin this afternoon is an Iranian national and suspected hitman for a major organised crime gang.

"Some of these gulls have learned to associate human beings with food and that is a problem. It's not good when these birds expect to be fed."

Here's your lunchtime bulletin.

Gardaí have renewed their appeal for the mother of a newborn baby found dead on a beach to seek help.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by gardaí investigating the incident.

Not that The Menu ever needs an excuse to head west to the City of the Tribes but surely the return of the annual Galway Food Festival (March 29-April 2) is as good a reason as any.

Most of us would be thrilled to be granted the one wish — and even a genie only offers three — but Irish sport is a vast tent that covers many tribes so here are 10 stories we hope to see written in the 12 months to come.

They are the tastemakers - celebrity experts in everything from fitness to fashion. They share their dream gifts in their specialist fields with Ciara McDonnell.

A man has been arrested in connection with a triple murder investigation in Co Kildare 30 years ago.

An inspection of Ireland’s only dedicated residential centre for the treatment of eating disorders found it had no input from a medical specialist or medical facility.

Around 2,000 customers are without power following lightning strikes.

Gardaí want to speak to anyone who may have witnessed a serious crash in north county Dublin early this morning.

An average of 260 housing-related queries were put to the Citizens Information Service every day last year.

A man is being questioned at Balbriggan Garda Station.

Latest: A person has been struck and fatally injured on the rail line just outside Skerries in North County Dublin.

An investigation is underway into a fatal house fire in North County Dublin which claimed the life of a pensioner.

Revenue officers have seized 27,000 unstamped cigarettes in North County Dublin.

A terrified schoolgirl thought she was going to be raped after she was forced into a car and driven away at speed, Dublin Children’s Court was told yesterday.

CONSIDERING the growth of modern communications and infrastructure, it is hard to imagine how a single wooden pole placed in the ground 70 years ago heralded what is arguably the most important advance in the creation of modern Ireland.

A man arrested in connection with the investigation of the murder of David Douglas in July is expected to appear in court on Monday.

Cherry tomatoes are a smaller variety of the common garden tomato, they are generally sweeter than the larger fruits.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.