Legislating for abortion in rape cases very tricky, says expertNUIG law lecturer raises prospect of constitutional obstacles to any such legislationWed Oct 25 2017 - 20:05
Irish toddler drowns in swimming pool at Maldives resortMax Musgrave was on a family holiday with his parents Trevor and TaraWed Oct 25 2017 - 19:00
Ireland’s abortion regime ‘damages mental health’Angry pro-life TD Mattie McGrath leaves committee, ‘for today at least’Wed Oct 25 2017 - 18:19
Sex-abuse campaigners condemn ‘leniency’ of Humphries sentenceJudge showed ‘inappropriate empathy’ with former sports journalistWed Oct 25 2017 - 01:00
Mitigating factors: Why Humphries’s sentence was so lenientPrecedent and legal distinctions contributed to judge’s reduction of jail termTue Oct 24 2017 - 20:51
Tom Humphries: Abuser fell from ‘high-profile position, says judgeAggravating factors include nature of sexual abuse and victim’s suffering, says judgeTue Oct 24 2017 - 19:07
Tom Humphries left victim feeling suicidal and suffering flashbacks‘Dealing with sexual encounters with a man three times my age made me physically, mentally, emotionally ill,’ victim saysTue Oct 24 2017 - 17:40
Tom Humphries jailed for 2½ years for grooming and sexual abuse of girlFormer sports writer exchanged at least 16,000 text messages with girlTue Oct 24 2017 - 14:49
Dónal Óg Cusack quits Sport Ireland role after backlash over Humphries referenceFormer Cork hurler says ‘he did not wish any controversy’ to detract from body’s workTue Oct 24 2017 - 13:48
Anti-racism charity ‘duped’ into speaking at Scientology eventCharity and HSE worker spoke at opening of new Dublin complexTue Oct 24 2017 - 01:00
Irish man facing prison in Philippines feels ‘abandoned’ by StateEanna O’Cochlain awaiting drug charge claims Government focused on Halawa caseFri Oct 20 2017 - 20:47
Ibrahim Halawa expected to return home within daysIrish man’s release comes a month after he was found not guilty on several chargesFri Oct 20 2017 - 15:07
‘Couldn’t be simpler’ to bring charges against tracker scandal banksCentral Bank says it has ‘discussed’ the matter of a criminal probe with gardaíFri Oct 20 2017 - 01:00
Eastern European gang linked to midlands crime after €1m drugs seizureShotgun, cannabis, cocaine and suspected amphetamines discovered during searchThu Oct 19 2017 - 20:24
Elderly man dies following house fire in Co MayoFirefighters remove 80-year-old from burning building in Ballymangan in early hoursThu Oct 19 2017 - 10:18
Two men arrested following high-speed chase in Co CorkSeveral cars damaged after men allegedly drove SUV in highly-dangerous mannerThu Oct 19 2017 - 09:39
Dublin man who died in Maldives was on honeymoonDepartment of Foreign Affairs providing consular assistance to 30-year-old’s familyThu Oct 19 2017 - 07:40
Storm Ophelia - employers should consider paying those who missed workDepartment of Social Protection asks employers to ‘take a long-term view’Wed Oct 18 2017 - 16:42
Storm Ophelia transport disruption: Roads and Luas worst hitLuas will not resume until Wednesday, while many roads remain blocked by treesTue Oct 17 2017 - 13:01
Courts face backlog after cases postponed due to Storm OpheliaDistrict Courts due to reopen, but blocked roads could cause further delaysTue Oct 17 2017 - 10:49
Storm Ophelia: Days of recovery ahead after wave of destruction brings State to standstillThree killed in storm while cost of repairs across country may run to hundreds of millionsTue Oct 17 2017 - 00:30
Storm Ophelia: a county-by-county damage reportSouth and West worst hit, but most counties see power outages and blocked roadsMon Oct 16 2017 - 20:56
Employers do not have to pay you if you miss work because of OpheliaMost large supermarket chains have closed with many other employees working from homeMon Oct 16 2017 - 07:54
Social welfare fraud detection falls despite Varadkar campaignGovernment sees significant drop in the number of cases uncoveredMon Oct 16 2017 - 01:00
Gay Byrne at ‘difficult stage’ in cancer treatmentBroadcaster’s wife Kathleen Watkins says he has been moved on to new medicationSun Oct 15 2017 - 11:55
Fresh funding for new naval flagship vessel and military aircraftOver a quarter of defence spending to go on pensionsTue Oct 10 2017 - 19:07
Budget 2018: Extra 800 gardaí will bring force strength to 14,000Donohue says extra funds to develop ‘modern police force’ and drive Garda reformTue Oct 10 2017 - 18:51
Judge’s departure reportedly leaves High Court president ‘in biblical rage’Heneghan’s resignation left Justice Kelly with ‘massive administrative headache’Tue Oct 10 2017 - 01:00
Restricting seizure of computer evidence could have huge consequencesSupreme Court decision could impact what gardaí can seize in child pornography raidsMon Oct 09 2017 - 01:41
Tensions flare at Oireachtas abortion committeeCommittee to decide whether to recommend repealing or replacing Eighth AmendmentWed Oct 04 2017 - 21:43
Committee may make Eighth Amendment decision by next weekSolidarity TD Ruth Coppinger to push for the Oireachtas group to make its views knownWed Oct 04 2017 - 14:57
High Court judge resigns unexpectedly after only two yearsMargaret Heneghan’s early departure causes headache for busy courtWed Oct 04 2017 - 01:00
Tom Humphries ‘exchanged thousands of texts’ with girlMany were sexually explicit and included obscene pictures from Humphries, court toldTue Oct 03 2017 - 12:16
Judge’s Garda comments key to dropping of Jobstown chargesDPP was advised that convictions were unlikely after judge questioned evidence of gardaíTue Oct 03 2017 - 01:30
Air-horn sounds the end of Jobstown prosecutionsProtesters promise to continue campaign calling for public inquiry into previous trialMon Oct 02 2017 - 19:38
Jobstown protesters call for public inquiry as charges are droppedOne supporter sounded an air horn in court after the judge formally discharged the groupMon Oct 02 2017 - 15:31
Government petitions Philippines over Irish nurse’s drugs caseEanna O’Cochlain faces 12 years in jail for possession of a small amount of cannabisMon Oct 02 2017 - 05:24
Concern as Ireland fails to ratify UN protocol on places of detentionState pledged 10 years ago to establish inspection regimes for various holding centresMon Oct 02 2017 - 00:05
Nama sales of residential land failing to be reflected in housebuildingOn sufficient land for 50,000-plus new homes, only 3,670 units are being builtSun Oct 01 2017 - 20:43
Special interest groups could influence judicial appointments, says new Chief JusticeLay majority on appointments board is a concern, says Frank ClarkeSun Oct 01 2017 - 13:28
Venues cancelling meetings about abortion, both sides sayHotels withdrawing permission for pro- and anti- meetings over ‘intimidation’Fri Sept 29 2017 - 01:45
Anti-abortion and pro-choice groups claim venues cancelling eventsGroup calls for full Garda investigation into alleged threats by pro-choice activistsThu Sept 28 2017 - 16:16
Rules must be changed to widen access to justice – Chief Justice‘High costs and outdated procedures’ deter many people from taking legal actionWed Sept 27 2017 - 06:00
Pilot scheme plans for much court work to be done onlineVirtual courts: Chief Justice Frank Clarke lays out plan to drag colleagues into 21st centuryWed Sept 27 2017 - 01:00
Significant portion of Supreme Court’s work to move onlineChief Justice Frank Clarke reveals new scheme as part of push to digitise appeal processTue Sept 26 2017 - 20:37
Alan Hutch issued safety warning by gardaí on release from prisonHutch’s father and two cousins have already been murdered as part of feudTue Sept 26 2017 - 13:00
Delays in High Court rulings ‘impacting operation of justice’Decisions in five cases have been outstanding for more than two yearsMon Sept 25 2017 - 02:01
Decriminalising drugs: could it work in Ireland?Campaigners hope we might be about to turn a corner. The reality is more nuancedSat Sept 23 2017 - 03:00
Irish group who were deported from Israel demand answersElaine Daly has been organising the trip for eleven yearsWed Sept 20 2017 - 06:39
Conor Brady’s resignation a surprise to Garda reform groupFormer ‘Irish Times’ editor says lack of Government support for commission was a factorMon Sept 18 2017 - 20:17
