Kitty Holland wins defamation case against John Waters and is awarded €35,000 in damagesWaters launched ‘serious attack’ on Holland’s integrity in comments about Savita Halappanavar report, judge saysWed Jul 03 2024 - 16:22
Future employment of people guilty of serious crimes of ‘limited concern’ when sentencing, judge saysComment comes just weeks after suspended sentence given to soldier Cathal Crotty in separate courtTue Jul 02 2024 - 06:00
Naming of rapist Jonathan Moran has brought ‘great comfort’, Bláthnaid Raleigh saysWoman raped on trip to Galway says ‘everything I knew and loved was taken away from me, and his life remained so normal’Mon Jul 01 2024 - 17:12
Blathnaid Raleigh reacts following sentencing of rapist Johnny Moran to nine yearsBlathnaid Raleigh who was raped by Johnny Moran (26) of Mullingar in 2019, waived her right to anonymity and spoke to media following his sentencing.Mon Jul 01 2024 - 13:45
Man jailed for ‘appalling’ rape of woman with bottle after night out in GalwayJudge described crimes of Jonathan (AKA) Johnny Moran as ‘appalling’ and ‘incomprehensible’ behaviourMon Jul 01 2024 - 11:49
Former Marc Godart tenant gets RTB payment after taking landlord to High CourtPayment to tenant illegally evicted comes after Godart engaged senior counsel to contest case taken by Bolivian national Lizet Peña-HerreraSat Jun 29 2024 - 10:30
Limerick judge Tom O’Donnell ends career on grim note with controversial ruling in Crotty caseSentencing decisions are an act of justice, not retribution or revenge, says one barristerSat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
Enoch Burke released from Mountjoy Prison without purging contemptTeacher released with students on summer holiday, but judge warned he would return to prison if he went back to schoolFri Jun 28 2024 - 14:58
Limerick judge Tom O’Donnell has had sentences appealed on both leniency and severity groundsJudge’s decision to grant a suspended sentence to Cathal Crotty for ‘vicious’ assault on Natasha O’Brien has provoked controversyTue Jun 25 2024 - 19:00
Landlord Marc Godart still letting rooms in house he told High Court he stopped renting from in 2022Young foreign student being given free accommodation in return for letting his name and bank account be used by controversial landlordMon Jun 03 2024 - 06:00
Luxembourg landlord Marc Godart renting beds to refugees in premises without fire certificateGodart apartments in Borrisokane being paid for by State via tax-free scheme designed to help Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasionMon Jun 03 2024 - 06:00
China’s view of the world puts Ireland between a rock and a hard placeCold War was a ‘cakewalk’ compared to the complexities of the current situation, says expertFri May 31 2024 - 05:00
‘Dodgy box’ TV service has been closed down since man released on bail, court toldCiaran Donovan (41) has pleaded guilty to laundering hundreds of thousands of euro in relation to illegal streaming serviceWed May 29 2024 - 16:16
Interpretation services for international protection applicants of ‘varying quality’, forum hears No qualifications needed for interpreters who help applicants with interviews of vital importanceFri May 24 2024 - 19:00
Ireland has ‘acute’ national security problem, conference hearsIrish universities unable to take part in joint bids for EU funding because Ireland has no system for national security clearanceThu May 23 2024 - 19:00
No evidence Dublin City Council reimbursed companies for protection money paid to criminalsTwo men paid extortion money by three construction firms working on Ballyfermot housing developments and approved housing bodyTue May 21 2024 - 18:18
‘Dodgy box’ operator let out on bail to shut down illegal TV service used by thousandsCiaran Donovan released from custody for one week by which time service must be shut down, judge saysTue May 21 2024 - 16:34
Businessman Tony O’Reilly (88) dies after short illnessGlasnevin native who played rugby for Ireland made a fortune as chairman of Heinz before investing in Irish companiesSat May 18 2024 - 20:12
Planning permission not required to house international protection applicants in tents at Thornton HallSpokeswoman for the Department of Integration says the site has still to be fully inspected, including assessing the level of availability or otherwise of servicesSat May 18 2024 - 06:00
E-scooter and e-bike laws: Can I use bike lanes? Do I need insurance? How fast can I go?Regulations on the use and specifications of e-bikes, e-scooters and e-mopeds come into effect from MondayThu May 16 2024 - 07:28
Provision of tents to homeless asylum seekers by NGOs is in conflict with Government approach, says TánaisteMicheál Martin says there is a ‘fundamental issue of a lack of sanitation and safety around the pitching of tents, in any kind of location’Wed May 15 2024 - 14:37
Man accused of multiple indecent assaults at south Dublin school misses court due to medical issuesBook of evidence ready to be served in relation to assaults alleged to have happened between 1977 and 1984Tue May 14 2024 - 11:49
Legal fees mount in Marc Godart’s High Court dispute with former tenant over €15,000 RTB awardOther tenants who were illegally evicted by landlord have not been paid, High Court hearsTue May 14 2024 - 06:00
‘Marc Godart believes he can defy the laws of this country’: Judge orders landlord appear before High CourtMarc Godart should answer questions on oath about why award has not been paid to tenant illegally evicted, judge saysMon May 13 2024 - 15:38
La vie en rose – Colm Keena on bohemian days in Paris We limped home, penniless, but richer nonethelessSun May 12 2024 - 18:55
HSE approves new treatment option for people with breast cancer at high-risk of recurrenceThe drug, called abemaciclib, reduces chance of cancer returning by more than 30%Sun May 12 2024 - 18:39
‘Trailblazer’ former Fine Gael MEP Mary Banotti has diedTaoiseach Simon Harris says former Fine Gael presidential candidate was ‘smart, wise and funny’Sat May 11 2024 - 15:08
Northern Lights set to return to Irish skies on Saturday nightIn pictures: aurora borealis spark excitement with rare sightings across Ireland on Friday nightSat May 11 2024 - 13:36
Man jailed for ‘ferocious assault’ on former partner while locked inside taxiJudge tells victim ‘none of this is her fault’ as she sentences man who had ‘treated her like a possession’ to 11 years imprisonmentFri May 10 2024 - 15:48
‘Dodgy box’ service is still operating, court told as sentencing of man is deferredRequest for bail to deal with continuing operation of the illegal service denied by judgeFri May 10 2024 - 13:32
‘We got a ring, it looked like a washer’: Irish victims lose thousands in global online shopping scam centred in China‘Franchise’ system with roots in China has almost no Chinese victims, German researchers sayThu May 09 2024 - 06:00
RTÉ funding by hybrid model may be ‘worst of both worlds’, Catherine Martin saysThree reports outline litany of operational and management flaws at MontroseTue May 07 2024 - 22:12
‘No valid basis’ for several transactions paid through RTÉ barter accountPolitical failures to fill board vacancies and provide RTÉ with a sustainable funding model core to crisis, separate review findsTue May 07 2024 - 22:00
Former Godart tenant says residents paid rent in cash to live-in agent of landlordWoman who was illegally evicted was awarded €15,000 by RTB, but has not received the moneyTue May 07 2024 - 14:35
Ireland drops six places in Press Freedom index because of politicians using ‘judicial intimidation’Index compiled by organisation that wrote to Mary Lou McDonald last year expressing ‘alarm’ at case being taken against The Irish TimesFri May 03 2024 - 18:35
Nicaraguan journalist running media outlet in exile due to crackdown on independent pressWorld Press Freedom Day: ‘There is a process of absolute total criminalisation of freedom of the press, of freedom of expression’ in Nicaragua, says Carlos ChamorroFri May 03 2024 - 06:00
John Waters cannot ‘go around defaming people’, hearing toldJudgment reserved in case where Kitty Holland of The Irish Times is suing over comments made in 2017Wed May 01 2024 - 21:00
British Virgin Islands-based company buying up portfolio of premium Dublin properties Dublin offices of Davy linked to complex network of international finance and property investment and development groupsWed May 01 2024 - 06:00
John Waters claims he faces ‘ruination’ should he lose defamation action taken by Kitty HollandCircuit Civil Court hears Waters has taken 12 defamation cases but has never sued a journalist directlyTue Apr 30 2024 - 20:14
Report in The Irish Times initiated ‘lie’ about death of Savita Halappanavar, court toldJohn Waters being sued by journalist Kitty Holland over remarks at political event in 2017 which Holland says meant she was not fit to be a journalistMon Apr 29 2024 - 19:33
Son of the soil – Colm Keena on the occasional delights of getting our hands dirty Weeding soon progressed to work requiring a shovel and a pitchforkMon Apr 29 2024 - 18:59
Stephen Donnelly: closing of hospital emergency services in midwest ‘not done correctly’Minister ‘taken aback’ by testimony at Aoife Johnston inquest on conditions at UHL’s emergency departmentSun Apr 28 2024 - 14:00
Controversial landlord Marc Godart ordered to explain apparent non-compliance with High Court directionsApplication over unpaid debt hears separate case involving Godart due before the District Court next weekTue Apr 23 2024 - 19:51
Mother-and-baby-home investigation to include DNA profiling using genetic material from maternal lineUse of next-generation sequencing technology for examining mitochondrial DNA material will represent a new departure for State laboratoryMon Apr 22 2024 - 06:01
Stardust verdicts could have civil and criminal implications, legal observers sayFormer Stardust manager made two unsuccessful High Court attempts to stop the jury being allowed come to verdicts of unlawful killingSat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
‘Age is no barrier’, says journalist Peter Murtagh at launch of travel bookAuthor’s new book is based on his retirement adventure with a motorbike and a tentThu Apr 18 2024 - 20:45
Man convicted of operating ‘dodgy box’ service remanded in custody Court told further charges brought against Ciaran Donovan relate to investigator's subscription being renewed in MarchWed Apr 17 2024 - 17:55
Irish spending more on alcohol at home than in pubs as consumption drops, report findsNew law proposed by Government is in conflict with legislation introduced in 2018 to drive down drinking, particularly among young people, review saysWed Apr 17 2024 - 00:01
DPP suspects €6m in property and cash may be linked to Michael Lynn’s €80m bank theft, court toldJudge adjourns to July bid to put questions to former solicitor who is serving five-and-a-half years for theft from banksTue Apr 16 2024 - 13:22
Gardaí investigating assaults in Co Clare that left man with serious injuriesMan (20s) being treated in hospital after alleged assault in retail premisesMon Apr 15 2024 - 06:29
