Crime & Law

Procedure, often carried out abroad, considered child abuse in Ireland

The new court, a division of the High Court with three specialist judges assigned to it, replaces High Court’s commercial planning list

Gardaí say they are reluctant to use force on duty over fears of being investigated for years by Gsoc

More than 400 claims made each year but only small number of cases goes to the courts, Gsoc figures show

Data shows most Supreme Court judges went to fee paying schools and attended UCD

Helen Mooney, from Downpatrick, says 2014 incident in Odeon on Harcourt Street has left her with numbness on forehead and temple

Anna Broderick said that vets' evidence that dogs were left lying in their own urine and faeces was a 'complete exaggeration'

Young woman suing principal over allegations says they both arrived at school 10 or 15 minutes late, sometimes four times a week, when assaults were occurring

Kildare judge says gardaí and courts are ‘caught between a rock and a hard place’ in dealing with orders

Former Fine Gael politician Alan Shatter says there is an ‘incapacity’ by the Government and media to understand the complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Mark Deely, brother of the missing man, said that gardaí have since spoken to the identified man, and are now ‘totally happy’ there is ‘nothing sinister’ involved in the man’s recorded movements

Fire officer tells inquest the fire was an ‘accelerated’ blaze and ‘there was something in that building that contributed to the fast spread’

Two women and a man were arrested on suspicion of murder and remained in custody on Wednesday afternoon

Man in his 20s, who was among a group of Slovakians on a night out, remains in a serious condition

Both women claim to have suffered jaundice after taking anti-inflammatory pain control drug

The Ibis Red Cow is at the centre of an ongoing legal dispute

The action was initiated in the High Court on Tuesday with Google Ireland Ltd and Google LLC listed as the defendants

Nigel Kennedy (29) faces charges relating to two robberies in Blackrock and Foxrock

Agreements have largely been reached on various motions due to be heard in court this week

Father of two died when branch of a tree fell on him as he worked on the Norelands Stud in Co Kilkenny

Ms Justice Denise Brett said liability for the crash lies with the unknown driver

Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service says there was ‘insufficient evidence’ to pursue convictions

Issue has arisen in appeals by two Malaysian students who were refused entry to land in the State

US pair to remain in prison until next summer over the killing of Limerick man Jason Corbett in 2015

The Bill provides for establishment of a commission to make recommendations on appointments on multiple grounds

Owner Anna Broderick is appealing a closure notice issued by Cork County Council after it was found she had exceeded her breeding quota

Prison service say that the confusion over the announcement was due to ‘human error’

‘I found two more bodies together. They were lying beside each other and they looked like they were holding hands,’ court hears

Man says he suffered ‘horrific’ consequences from allegations he denies

Odhran Kelly (23) has been missing for several days

Unsafe levels of chloride residue found in Flatley’s home in Castlehyde in Cork following a fire in 2016

Family settles two actions related to death of teenager unable to swim who jumped into river with friends

Judge says boy’s case is particularly urgent due to his age and because it has suffered from ‘false starts’

Lawyers claim it will not get a fair hearing here

Aaron Babington charged with murder of Jason Butler (32) at the Grand Parade, Cork on June 14th

Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, delivering the judgment, said murder is ‘one of the most serious offences in our statute books’ and the defendant’s actions were ‘cowardly and callous’

McCourt wins appeal after being found guilty in May of sexually touching a woman in a bar in Derry in January 2022

Company alleges the decision to make and adopt the plan is “vitiated by prejudgement”

Anti-immigration phrases about Ireland feature more frequently in US and UK social media

Separate issues concerning the interpretation of Desmond Guinness' will were previously agreed, High Court told