The last hours of Jastine Valdez and her killer Mark HennessyThe ‘Garda Incident’ began at 7.57pm on May 19th, with a tip-off from a female callerSat May 26 2018 - 06:00
Children charged with serious crimes face different criminal justice process to adultsThe Children Act 2001 defines the age of criminal responsibility as 12 yearsFri May 25 2018 - 21:32
Child charged with Ana Kriegel’s murder first arrested on ThursdayJudge warns reporters and social media users of boy’s legal entitlement to anonymityFri May 25 2018 - 21:02
Boy (13) charged with murder of Ana Kriegel in DublinAccused said nothing except to confirm to the judge that it was his first time in courtFri May 25 2018 - 18:54
CCTV checked to test teenage witnesses’ accounts in Ana Kriegel murderBoy says he was attacked on his way home from park where teenager vanishedMon May 21 2018 - 21:38
Jastine Valdez was an only child who moved with her family from Philippines‘We would not expect this type of violence in Ireland, it’s a European country’Mon May 21 2018 - 20:13
Suspected abductor shooting: Gardaí trained to shoot at ‘centre mass’ of bodyGsoc examining shooting of Mark Hennessy who was believed to be carrying a knifeMon May 21 2018 - 15:28
Fallout from Belfast’s watershed trial still to wash outTwo months after the acquittal of Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, the city is trying to move onSat May 19 2018 - 00:00
Belfast court hears Paddy Jackson has paid ‘enormous’ cost despite rape acquittalJudge reserves judgment on whether rugby player should be awarded his legal feesFri May 18 2018 - 16:05
Schools speech and language scheme launched worth over €2mPilot programme a joint endeavour by HSE and Department of Education to boost supportsMon May 14 2018 - 00:01
Nearly half of students favour school smartphone banNine in 10 are concerned about their online security following Facebook scandalMon May 14 2018 - 00:01
Sore heads and ice-cream reign supreme for Leinster homecomingEuropean Champions Cup winners mingle with devoted fans at Donnybrook StadiumSun May 13 2018 - 21:01
Gardaí raided suspected brothels in Carlow and KilkennyOperation part of human-trafficking investigationFri May 11 2018 - 21:05
Many victims’ letters to Parole Board call for offenders’ releaseBoard deals with offenders sentenced to eight years or more, many of whom jailed for murderThu May 10 2018 - 20:51
New 12-year minimum sentence for murder to be setProvision contained in opposition Parole Bill which has been accepted by the GovernmentThu May 10 2018 - 19:34
Voter late registration system ‘an obstacle’ to youngMany of the country’s 31 city and county councils have different registration rulesWed May 09 2018 - 20:57
Abortion referendum: last minute rush to register to voteGarda stations and local authorities dealt with requests from would-be voters until 5pmTue May 08 2018 - 21:45
New laws needed to allow Irish prisoners abroad return homeMost of the 29 prisoners awaiting transfer are in the UKTue May 08 2018 - 01:03
Suicide-risk prisoner had not been checked for nearly an hour when he diedOfficers had to use a lighter to burn through ligature as knife could not be foundTue May 08 2018 - 00:34
Jury system overhaul to be considered by working groupNew body will examine potential widening of jury pool and laws against internet researchTue May 08 2018 - 00:15
HSE facing High Court actions linked to Portiuncula failingsFamily who lost two daughters at the hospital brought the case due to delay in reportSat May 05 2018 - 01:00
Anti-teenager alarms a form of assault, says MinisterBusinesses on O’Connell Street using high-pitched ‘mosquito alarms’ to combat loiteringSat May 05 2018 - 01:00
Hospital rang family about baby's welfare on day of its funeralThree baby deaths at Portiuncula due to serious failings, report findsFri May 04 2018 - 03:02
Multiple failures identified in report into baby deaths at Galway hospitalProblems with staffing, training and communications contributed to problems, Portiuncula report statesThu May 03 2018 - 18:37
Child sex abuse: Pirated-content users ‘reluctant’ to report imagesFears of prosecution for copyright infringement means few cases are reported, watchdog saysTue May 01 2018 - 01:32
Appeal judges set down sentencing guidelines for burglary and robberyCourt of Appeal also significantly increases prison terms of offenders sentenced in lower courtsTue May 01 2018 - 01:20
Vicky Phelan: ‘I’m here to tell the tale. And by God I’m going to take these guys on’Limerick woman ‘does not have any trust’ in CervicalCheck management after revelation that 17 affected women have diedMon Apr 30 2018 - 18:18
Equality body announces guidelines for employers on age discriminationCompulsory retirement ages may be discrimination unless ‘objectively justified’Mon Apr 30 2018 - 00:01
Man dies after road collision near ArdeeCollision occurred around 6pm on SaturdaySun Apr 29 2018 - 21:43
Rail line in North remains closed due to suspicious deviceDublin to Belfast Enterprise Service which runs on route suspended until further noticeSun Apr 29 2018 - 18:41
Garda attends internet safety committee just four times in five yearsInternet Safety Advisory Committee no more than ‘a talking shop’, claims Barnardos chiefFri Apr 27 2018 - 01:00
Former planning tribunal judge to take Defence Forces roleMr Justice Alan Mahon will retire for Appeals Court to take the positionTue Apr 24 2018 - 13:59
Belfast rape trial: the legal arguments revealedA tweet about middle-class girls and a question about the judge’s tone of voice among issues discussed in absence of juryWed Apr 11 2018 - 16:01
Application to lift reporting restrictions on Belfast rape trial to be heardMedia bid to lift restrictions on legal argument in rape trial set for WednesdayMon Apr 09 2018 - 18:42
Media application to lift Belfast rape trial restrictions to be heard on MondayJudge ordered that there be no reporting on the Belfast rape trial legal argumentWed Apr 04 2018 - 12:03
‘The trial was on a par with the rape, but I’m glad I testified’Are rape trials as they currently stand a fair way to deal with the crime? Victims share their experiences of the legal systemSat Mar 31 2018 - 05:00
North’s AG to examine if juror’s online remarks were in contempt of courtSolicitors for Paddy Jackson to sue Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Riordáin over commentsSat Mar 31 2018 - 01:00
Belfast rape trial juror’s online comments are referred to AGJuror’s posts under ‘Broadsheet’ article addressed reasons for jury’s decision in the caseFri Mar 30 2018 - 06:00
Media appeals over reporting restrictionsRugby players rape trial judge ordered reporting curbs to remain in placeThu Mar 29 2018 - 21:05
'Vile commentary' on social media of rape trial condemnedDefence solicitor says comments pollute public discourse and raise concerns over integrity of processThu Mar 29 2018 - 01:00
Inside Court 12: the complete story of the Belfast rape trialAccused Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison not guilty on all countsWed Mar 28 2018 - 20:25
Complainant in Belfast rape trial ‘upset and disappointed’ at verdictChief Supt said woman has not expressed any regrets about making the complaintWed Mar 28 2018 - 17:53
Profiles: Who are the four acquitted in Belfast rape trial?Three of the four Belfast trial defendants were rugby playersWed Mar 28 2018 - 16:29
Four cleared of all charges in Belfast rape trialPaddy Jackson and Stuart Olding cleared of rape, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison also acquittedWed Mar 28 2018 - 14:35
Belfast rape trial: Jury ends first day of deliberationsJudge tells jurors the accused men’s good character should be taken into accountTue Mar 27 2018 - 13:24
Belfast rape trial: Jury should take ‘inconsistencies’ into accountJurors told ‘not to sit in judgment’ on police or to punish them for perceived failuresMon Mar 26 2018 - 13:48
Belfast rape trial: What are the charges and what must jury do to reach verdicts?To convict the jurors must be convinced the prosecution has proved all elements of the individual chargesMon Mar 26 2018 - 11:38
There is no ‘classic reaction’ to being raped, Belfast judge saysJudge completes first stage of her address to the jury in the trial of Irish rugby playersFri Mar 23 2018 - 14:48
Belfast rape trial told Rory Harrison is ‘not a weasel’Rory Harrison’s counsel says he is ‘kind, honest and modest’Thu Mar 22 2018 - 11:51
Rugby players on trial are ‘braggarts, not rapists’, court hearsCounsel for Blane McIlroy claims alleged rape victim trying to protect her reputationWed Mar 21 2018 - 16:40
