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Vanessa O’Callaghan had just been given food and a sleeping bag by a member of a volunteer group when she was assaulted by up to three people

The DPP accepted the manslaughter plea on the basis that Joseph Cahill honestly believed that he was protecting himself, his property and his children

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Steven O’Meara (26) murdered in ambush in Wicklow woods after agreeing to collect €5,000 drug debt for Dublin gang

Denis Morris (23), from Churchtown, warned not to contact woman or carry out research about her

Complainant alleged mother remained in room while she was raped by her uncle when she was only five years old

Former Irish Olympic swim team coach (77) has also dropped a planned legal challenge to his continued detention in custody in Florida

Pair who appeared at Dublin District Court faced objections to bail

Defendant with history of mental illness allegedly entered Ireland by ferry last November

Child with history of more than 200 incidents involving gardaí ‘wants to be part of something, she is lost’, judge told

Judge says he has to have ‘some regard to the public purse’

Combination of weak initial detective work and passage of time makes probes more challenging

Accused charged with breaking into Diamond Heaven on Clarendon Street and Nando’s on St Andrew’s Street

Former employee was accused of conspiring to defraud customers and faced two trials that ended with hung juries before DPP dropped charges

Solicitor for former soldier, who is appealing conviction, says there is no evidence Smith recruited or fundraised for terrorist organisation

District judge had said GoSafe speeding vans were ‘shooting fish in a barrel’

Ms Justice Miriam O’Regan, in a judgment on Wednesday, determined the key legal issues in Edel O’Brien’s test case in favour of the DPP

Judge directs jury to return verdict of not guilty for Gareth Murphy, master of the Western Chieftain, due to failure by DPP to present fundamental evidence

Mother says she feels ‘let down’ by ‘leniency’ of punishment given to Sergee Kelly of Upper Mullaghmore, Co Sligo

Even if she moved to Islamic State-controlled area and was a sympathiser, it does not prove she was a member, court told

Dylan Killalee Maher died after a motorist drove into him at 120km/h on a road outside a nightclub

Prosecution described Blanaru as ‘controlling and jealous’ boyfriend

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was set up 50 years ago but, apart from some high-profile cases, its work largely stays out of the public eye

Independence of service is embedded in society, but is not a shield from scrutiny, says Director of Public Prosecutions

Just 15 convictions recorded in seven years out of 161 prosecutions directed by the DPP

Government has no record of number of ancillary disqualifications given in lieu of penalty points

Co Laois student (21) died of ‘catastrophic injuries’ caused by hit and run, inquest hears

The non-jury SCC lacks power to order transcripts, High Court judge hears

Sinn Féin TD denies wrongdoing over alleged €150,000 fraud and will remain as party’s junior spokesperson on housing

Prosecution said evidence against co-accused Nikita Burns shows ‘clearest possible case of murder’

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‘I’m genuinely sorry from my heart,’ says 19- year-old, who was 17 at time of group attack on Thomas Dooley

Provisions include right of child defendant to youth justice worker to support them and explain every stage of court proceedings

Dr Khalid Jaber ‘displayed poor professional performance and professional misconduct’, a Medical Council fitness-to-practise committee has determined

Iranian Saeid Hassani (39) and Filipino Harold Estoesta (31) were on board MV Matthew carrying drugs worth €157 million

Former Ireland hockey international accused of providing false financial information

Radio review: Odds of its hitting Earth turn out to be far shorter than those of winning Newstalk’s Cash Machine contest

Joe Drennan’s family seeking change in law to ensure concurrent sentences cannot be imposed in cases involving a death

Journalism student was killed when Kieran Fogarty, then 19, struck him in a hit and run

Man argued ‘unjustified’ disparity between life sentence and 18.5-year term for co-accused