Former AG Peter Sutherland to be buried on ThursdayFigures from the worlds of law and politics pay tribute to long-serving statesmanThu Jan 11 2018 - 01:45
‘Horrific’ that shopkeeper was asked to pay €600 fee to allow burglar sue himMr Justice Nicholas Kearns says the case, in which burglar injured scrotum, is an ‘anomaly’Wed Jan 10 2018 - 21:53
Limerick put down three times more dogs than rest of countryPressure on shelter: Council says it is successfully working to cut its euthanasia rateWed Jan 10 2018 - 01:30
Vast majority of offences still have no sentencing guidelinesIrish judges can impose any sentence they like once it’s under maximum prison term in the legislationWed Jan 10 2018 - 01:00
Burglars in Dublin more likely to be sent to prisonImprisonment rates for offence vary between 74 per cent in capital and 39 per cent in GalwayWed Jan 10 2018 - 01:00
Family of Japanese stab victim recall his ‘love of Dundalk’About 1,500 people attend vigil for Yosuke Sasaki (24) who was killed last WednesdayMon Jan 08 2018 - 21:07
Reaction to Dundalk stabbings ranges from sympathy to slursAnti-immigrant chants heard outside courthouse where Mohamed Morei was chargedSat Jan 06 2018 - 02:00
Killing tests Dundalk’s hard-won community resilienceStabbing to death of 24-year-old man and the wounding of two others stun Border townFri Jan 05 2018 - 01:00
Suspect in Dundalk attacks appears in court charged with murderMohamed Morei (18) accused of murdering Japanese man Yosuke Sasaki (24)Thu Jan 04 2018 - 20:08
No evidence Dundalk attack linked to international terrorism - GardaYosuke Sasaki (24) had been living in Dundalk and working in call centreThu Jan 04 2018 - 18:43
Japanese man killed in Dundalk was Yosuke Sasaki (24)Company he worked for described him as a ‘valued member of staff’Thu Jan 04 2018 - 18:04
Egyptian murder suspect squatted in disused Dundalk houseLocal residents hadn’t noticed anyone coming and going from the house in recent weeksThu Jan 04 2018 - 16:46
Dundalk timeline: How the horrific events unfoldedViolence began at 9am on Wednesday, two days after young man was stopped by gardaThu Jan 04 2018 - 01:00
Potential terror link to fatal Dundalk attack being investigatedJapanese man dead and two other males injured in attacks; man (18) taken into custodyWed Jan 03 2018 - 19:30
Trolley crisis: Record 677 people awaiting a hospital bed, nurses sayINMO says staff face ‘intolerable’ conditions and patients in ‘inhumane’ situationsWed Jan 03 2018 - 10:23
Robbery suspect arrested after being tackled by pub customersMan with suspected firearm attempted to rob Firhouse pub just before midnightTue Jan 02 2018 - 21:37
Never, ever drive under the influenza, warns councilPeople who drive with colds or flu can take 10% longer to react than healthy driversTue Jan 02 2018 - 17:47
Number of patients on trolleys reaches an all-time high of 656People urged to get flu vaccine, as HSE warns situation to get worse before it gets betterTue Jan 02 2018 - 17:25
Judges lobbied for colleague in Europe to be appointed to Irish benchFormer European Court of Human Rights judge Ann Power was not appointedMon Jan 01 2018 - 15:57
Judges ‘struggling to cope’ under new pay structureGovernment told it could be discriminating against women if it does not reverse salary cutsMon Jan 01 2018 - 14:44
New Government grant for electric car owners availableOne of several measures to help meet the 2030 goal for zero emission vehiclesMon Jan 01 2018 - 12:36
Help to Buy scheme appears to help slow new house price increasesCost of homes overall continued to rise sharply in 2017, Sherry Fitzgerald saysMon Jan 01 2018 - 00:01
Bomb threat in Bray confirmed as hoaxThe Army Bomb squad had been called out and examined what it thought was a suspicious deviceSun Dec 31 2017 - 17:34
Teenager charged with dangerous driving over N7 crashOne youth remains in serious condition in hospitalFri Dec 29 2017 - 18:45
Ex-Glen director will not face Sipo inquiry over ethics breachesKieran Rose had failed to declare the use of the charity’s resources during his Seanad campaignFri Dec 29 2017 - 05:55
Record number of organ transplants carried out in 2017Pancreas transplants resumed this year following a two-year suspensionFri Dec 29 2017 - 01:01
Less than 15% of child porn convictions in District Court led to a jail sentenceTwo offenders avoided punishment by making payments to the court poor boxFri Dec 29 2017 - 01:00
Initiatives but few results for homelessness crisisThe issue dominated almost every aspect of public and political discourse this yearWed Dec 27 2017 - 03:48
Significant drop in the number of stolen firearmsReduction due to better compliance with gun storage laws, says GovernmentWed Dec 27 2017 - 01:00
‘It was a small step for mankind, a huge step for the deaf community’With the assistance of an interpreter, Richard Dudley became Ireland’s first deaf jurorSat Dec 23 2017 - 14:00
Hundreds of drink-driving cases struck out due to dismissed appealUp to 1,000 cases adjourned pending ruling on challenge over breath tests statementsThu Dec 21 2017 - 05:50
Controls have little impact as rents rise to new high, report findsAverage monthly rents are a record €1,056, up almost 10% over the last yearWed Dec 20 2017 - 12:24
Producer who tried to groom underage girl is sacked by RTÉKieran Creaven pleaded guilty in Leeds court on Monday and will be sentenced next yearWed Dec 20 2017 - 11:38
How Scientology is trying to insert itself into Irish schoolsThe controversial church is giving out teaching materials that hide its involvementSat Dec 16 2017 - 05:30
Separating Tuam skeletons nearly impossible, expert warnsDNA techniques unlikely to help due to condition of bones, claims Dr René GapertFri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00
Scientology community activity sparks concern in FirhouseLocals express worries as organisation opens ‘Winter Wonderland’ at its centre in the areaMon Dec 11 2017 - 01:00
Suspended Irish patent judge appeals to Government for helpEuropean Patent Organisation had accused judge of defamationSun Dec 10 2017 - 19:50
Victims of domestic violence feel ‘drained’ by court processEmma Murphy’s former partner avoided prison last month for attacking herFri Dec 08 2017 - 20:32
Call for fast-track domestic violence courtsBarrister Rebecca Coen claims legal delays make victims drop out of justice processFri Dec 08 2017 - 18:58
Irish patent judge must be reinstated in Munich jobMan accused of having Nazi memorabilia at work said president had conflict of interestThu Dec 07 2017 - 19:17
Bishops urge Government to increase efforts to solve homelessnessDeath of rough sleepers is a ‘collective failure of our society’Wed Dec 06 2017 - 22:10
Bodies of four killed in Wexford crash released to relativesU-turn believed to have caused crash that killed family visiting from US for funeralWed Dec 06 2017 - 18:06
Gardaí investigating serious assault on woman in Wexford‘The fight in her saved her life’ said sister of the victim who suffered serious injuriesTue Dec 05 2017 - 22:52
Just 10% of transphobic hate crime reported to Garda, study findsMany victims feel they will not be taken seriously, according to Stad reportTue Dec 05 2017 - 01:00
Psychological abuse within a relationship to become a crimeCoercive control will be punishable by up to five years in prison under new legislationWed Nov 29 2017 - 15:36
Cancellation of Garda overtime ‘early Christmas present for criminals’Budgets for all policing cut by 15% around the countryWed Nov 29 2017 - 09:51
Q&A: Why is Ava Barry now able to access medicinal cannabis?Ava has a rare, drug-resistant form of epilepsy which can cause up to 20 seizures a dayWed Nov 29 2017 - 09:08
Justice officials likely to be called before Charleton tribunal‘Tough but fair’ judge expected to take dim view of department actions over McCabe emailsWed Nov 29 2017 - 01:00
Health watchdog notes concerns over youth detention centreHiqa identifies incidence of solitary confinement and ‘non-compliance’ at OberstownTue Nov 28 2017 - 18:11
High Court challenge unlikely to delay a general electionJoe Costello’s call to raise number of TDs may create Government procedural issuesMon Nov 27 2017 - 20:37
