Oireachtas sources believe Catherine Murphy did not break Dáil rulesIndependent TD did not abuse privilege when commenting about Dennis O’BrienSat May 30 2015 - 01:00
Judge allows children in care to take holiday abroadParents tell court they fear influence of ‘filthy rich’ foster carers over young childrenFri May 29 2015 - 01:00
Family Court: Inquiry ordered over care provision for teenagerBoy absent from foster home since January believed to be in United Kingdom with siblingsThu May 28 2015 - 01:00
Dunnes Stores Gorey staff working ‘behind closed doors’Branch closed on foot of injunction to prevent store continuing to use carpark doorTue May 26 2015 - 07:51
Remoteness of aircraft crash site hinders efforts at recoveryBryan Keane (69) and Paul Smith (58) died when Cessna crashed near Mount LeinsterTue May 26 2015 - 01:00
No link found between murdered man and abandoned infantAndrew Guerrine: Killers may have known there was no CCTV in Steelstown LaneMon May 25 2015 - 18:36
Marian Keyes apologises for ‘bigots’ comment about Roscommon/South Leitrim‘There is no call for that type of stuff,’ says local TD Michael FitzmauriceMon May 25 2015 - 09:04
Referendum has changed republic forever, says Yes EqualityIrish people have woken up in a kinder, more accepting IrelandMon May 25 2015 - 08:38
HPV vaccine support group concerned at side-effectsRegret group believes vaccine causes long-term health problems in their daughtersFri May 22 2015 - 01:00
Private school secretary loses appeal against wage cut under austerity legislationSecretary was public servant for purposes of the act Ms Justice Marie Baker findsThu May 21 2015 - 01:00
Troubled teenager in care living in homeless hostelOnly one out of 20 criminal charges against boy had ‘not occurred in the care system’Thu May 21 2015 - 01:00
Family Court: Boy with mental health issues has trouble leaving houseTusla to consider relaxing rule on cutting foster payment for boy in care after 18Wed May 20 2015 - 01:00
Graham Dwyer appeal may be heard by end of yearAppeal to centre on issues raised by lawyers during trial for Elaine O’Hara’s murderMon May 11 2015 - 16:37
At least 1,200 child protection files in Laois-Offaly may not have been assessedTulsa head says some social protection offices still operating with ‘pencil and paper’ systemsThu May 07 2015 - 21:45
Marriage equality is a human right, says Law SocietyLaw Society takes public stance ahead of same-sex marriage referendumThu May 07 2015 - 08:56
Father threatens to take back child in careInfant in state care since last year but father tells court ‘I know where he lives’Thu May 07 2015 - 01:00
Garda says deaths in Co Wexford may be linked to drugsBodies of man and woman found in upstairs bedroom of a house in ClonrocheTue May 05 2015 - 08:46
Union calls on UCC to withdraw student letters claiming strike will affect examsResearchers at Tyndall National Institute to continue strike action over pay disputeTue May 05 2015 - 01:04
School teacher acquitted of abusing children entitled to have defamation case before juryCourt of Appeal overturns High Court rulingTue May 05 2015 - 01:00
Escaped murderer Thomas Valliday captured by PSNIMan (27) caught in Belfast three days after escape while visiting hospital in DundonaldMon May 04 2015 - 21:10
Hundreds of bikers accompany crash victim’s coffin homeTributes paid to father-of-three Aidan Lynam who died during charity fundraiserMon May 04 2015 - 19:23
Organiser dies in crash at Down Syndrome charity eventMan in his 40s dies after crash on the Kilrush Road (N67) on Sunday morningMon May 04 2015 - 09:51
Aging GPs and emigration threatens future of practice, warns ICGPA fifth of GPs are over 60, a third are over 55, and some posts vacant for 3 years or moreMon May 04 2015 - 01:00
Separated father fails to get access to childrenJudge tells estranged couple that psychologist’s report will be needed.Thu Apr 30 2015 - 01:00
Cork VEC paid €114,000 to students ineligible for coursesVEC wrote to eight students seeking refund of payments but received no repliesWed Apr 29 2015 - 20:09
Parents demand daughter in care examined for sexual activityJudge says ‘distressing’ and ‘inappropriate’ to subject young teenager to internal examWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:02
Domestic violence order granted against man who beat his wifeTwo women tell judge of violent behaviour and threats by their estranged husbandsTue Apr 28 2015 - 01:00
Mr Justice Paul Carney retires after 24 years at Central Criminal CourtLeading expert in Irish criminal law was regarded as a steady hand on tiller of justiceSat Apr 25 2015 - 01:01
Graham Dwyer granted legal aid certificate ‘in event of an appeal’Case, which must be lodged in 21 days, may focus on phone records and questioningTue Apr 21 2015 - 08:57
Elaine O’Hara’s family tell court ‘for us there is no parole’Graham Dwyer receives a life sentence for his ‘chilling and premeditated murder’Tue Apr 21 2015 - 08:54
Victims’ group calls for minimum tariffs for life-sentence murderersFamily of Elaine O’Hara offered condolences by Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’SullivanTue Apr 21 2015 - 01:00
We will carry many unanswered questions for the rest of our lives, says Elaine O’Hara’s familyJudge sentences Graham Dwyer to life in jail, says be thankful a dangerous man is out of the wayMon Apr 20 2015 - 18:15
Dry weather and sunshine forecast until ThursdayTemperatures to reach 15 degrees on Monday and could peak at 18 degrees on ThursdayMon Apr 20 2015 - 07:48
Family legislation most important change in a generation, head of AAI saysSame-sex couples can be assessed to adoptThu Apr 16 2015 - 15:24
‘Unnecessary’ for staff to examine texts of teen in careJudge says that teenage girl in residential care unit entitled to ‘a degree of privacy’Thu Apr 16 2015 - 01:00
Some judges ‘too quick’ to make child care orders, conference toldSuccess rate for applications varies from 66 to 99 per cent in study of three countiesMon Apr 13 2015 - 16:07
Dwyer appeal likely to focus on phone data and questioningGrounds for appeal, to be heard within the year, were laid throughout trialTue Mar 31 2015 - 06:17
Option of manslaughter ruled out by Dwyer at close of evidenceJudge said he agreed with guilty verdict ‘110 per cent’ and sentence will be on April 20thSat Mar 28 2015 - 01:00
Graham Dwyer and Elaine O’Hara: The master-slave relationshipThe relationship between Graham Dwyer and Elaine O’Hara began in late 2007; its nature was largely revealed through more than 2,600 text messages sent between themSat Mar 28 2015 - 01:00
Graham Dwyer found guilty of murdering Elaine O’HaraJury had been deliberating for three daysFri Mar 27 2015 - 20:34
Defence sought to exclude evidence in legal argument during trialGraham Dwyer’s counsel tried to have case dismissed in closing days of murder trialFri Mar 27 2015 - 16:18
Graham Dwyer has been in custody since arrest in October 2013Dwyer charged with Elaine O’Hara’s murder and detained after initial day of questioningFri Mar 27 2015 - 15:55
Vulnerable Elaine O’Hara in psychiatric care from age of 16Elaine O’Hara profile: Depression and personality disorder featured in troubled lifeFri Mar 27 2015 - 15:47
Dwyer jury asks to see knives and reservoir itemsJudge orders that there should be no publication of juror names or detailsFri Mar 27 2015 - 01:01
Jury in Dwyer trial to continue its deliberationsJudge emphasises gravity of undertaking: ‘It’s over to you. And I wish you well’Thu Mar 26 2015 - 01:00
Judge recalls jury in Dwyer trial to rectify ‘incorrect’ assertionMr Justice Tony Hunt tells jury of several issues requiring attention in further detailThu Mar 26 2015 - 01:00
Graham Dwyer trial jury to continue deliberations on ThursdayJury members sent home for night and to resume working towards verdict at 11amWed Mar 25 2015 - 16:25
Dwyer: Acquittal if reasonable possibility of suicide, jury told‘Suicidal thoughts were there, and there very close to the end,’ says Mr Justice Tony HuntWed Mar 25 2015 - 01:00
Graham Dwyer trial judge cites significance of phone evidenceJury told to make an ‘antiseptic decision’ on murder accused by Mr Justice Tony HuntTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00
