Gardai are appealing for witnesses.

The trial is expected to take up to 6 weeks

Damien McCarthy from the Garda Representative Association says it's a massive problem that needs to be addressed.

The ecumenical service will take place this Sunday, January 15th at St. John's Rest and Care Centre on the grounds of Knock Shrine at 3.45PM.

The number of homeless nationally increased to 8,048, while the Shannonside region experienced a marginal decrease.

He expects over 807,000 people will use Ireland West Airport in 2023.

The numbers refer to incidents where the location was marked as 'hospital' in the Gardaí's reporting software called PULSE.

The data returned from the survey is used to inform the development of suitable interventions in the community that will help address the known risks for young people