Paddy Jackson: ‘I didn’t force myself on her. I presume she wanted it to happen’Rugby player says he strenuously denies the shocking allegations made against himFri Feb 23 2018 - 15:23
Belfast rape trial: case adjourned for a day due to juror illnessThe prosecution is entering the final stage of its evidence with case set to resume on FridayThu Feb 22 2018 - 13:28
Belfast trial hears findings of DNA analysis on alleged rape victim’s clothesStuart Olding’s semen found on jeans and underwear of complainant, court toldWed Feb 21 2018 - 16:40
Belfast trial: Doctor criticises medical examination of alleged rape victimWitness says video of examination left out critical informationWed Feb 21 2018 - 12:50
Belfast trial hears details of woman’s injuries after alleged rapeDoctor from Antrim sexual assault referral centre gives evidenceTue Feb 20 2018 - 17:52
Belfast trial hears Stuart Olding’s description of sex with alleged rape victimOlding’s house searched without his knowledge during police interviewTue Feb 20 2018 - 17:51
Pepper spray used by gardaí over 500 times in 2017Met Police and other UK forces use Tasers, which are not widely available to gardaíMon Feb 19 2018 - 20:00
Belfast rape trial: Week three evidence focused on before and afterSix women gave evidence after the complainantSat Feb 17 2018 - 12:52
Harrison told police alleged rape victim couldn’t stop staring at JacksonDetective tells Belfast Court Harrison said he had “no real conversation” with studentFri Feb 16 2018 - 13:07
Police officer guessed alleged rapists were Ulster Rugby playersFriend of alleged victim says ‘rape is rape’ regardless of profession of those involvedThu Feb 15 2018 - 18:18
‘Utter scum’ - Belfast rape trial hears of text exchangeFriend of alleged rape victim describes how she tried to convince her to go to policeWed Feb 14 2018 - 11:49
‘I’ve just seen a threesome’ - partygoers give evidence at Belfast rape trialWoman tells Jackson-Olding trial there was ‘no distress’ in sexual activity she witnessedTue Feb 13 2018 - 17:16
Alleged rape victim accused of alternating between ‘truth, untruth and self-delusion’Cross-examination of woman finishes after seven days in witness box at Jackson-Olding trialMon Feb 12 2018 - 17:41
Plans to restrict environmental legal challenges approved‘I would say the one thing that unites all of us is an absolute love of local environment’Mon Feb 12 2018 - 13:40
Experts say little evidence of bad faith objections to major projectsGovernment seeking to restrict court challenges to major projects after Apple delaysMon Feb 12 2018 - 01:39
Alleged victims in UCC harassment case asked to sign confidentiality agreementsLecturer accused of attempting to engage in inappropriate conductMon Feb 12 2018 - 01:35
Michael Colgan ran Gate Theatre as personal fiefdom for decadesReaction to report of independent inquiry into allegations has been mixedFri Feb 09 2018 - 23:27
Michael Colgan event given Arts Council funds despite warningsAgency granted support to the World Actors Forum amid concerns it was not ‘prudent’Fri Feb 09 2018 - 05:00
Gsoc takes case against Special Criminal Court over transcriptsOmbudsman investigating circumstances surrounding murder of Garda Tony GoldenWed Feb 07 2018 - 01:00
Ten per cent of online child sex abuse images feature infantsAverage viewer of child abuse material ‘a middle-aged married man with children’Tue Feb 06 2018 - 01:10
‘Broken’ health care system to blame for huge rise in opioid use, say GPsPrescriptions for powerful painkillers increased by over 1,000% in the last decadeMon Feb 05 2018 - 10:59
Gardaí investigate sudden death of taxi driver in DublinMan became ill when dropping off a customer on St James Street on SundayMon Feb 05 2018 - 10:19
Ireland could become ‘a leading legal centre post-Brexit’Bar of Ireland report says Dublin should take London’s place as a dispute resolution hubMon Jan 29 2018 - 01:00
O’Sullivan saw no conflict in retaining same lawyers as whistleblowerLawyers for former Garda commissioner ‘on red alert’ over McCabe claimsWed Jan 24 2018 - 21:25
O’Sullivan denies being kept in dark about Garda whistleblower strategyFormer commissioner ‘at no point’ ordered attack on Maurice McCabe’s integrityWed Jan 24 2018 - 19:39
Charleton tribunal: O’Sullivan says she fully supported Garda whistleblowerFormer Garda commissioner concludes evidence before Disclosures Tribunal but is expected to be recalled on other mattersWed Jan 24 2018 - 13:37
Leaks designed to do ‘maximum damage’ to reputation, says O’SullivanErroneous media reports made former Garda commissioner feel ‘isolated’, tribunal hearsWed Jan 24 2018 - 01:00
Crash course: Today at the Charleton TribunalWhat happened at Dublin Castle and why should I care?Tue Jan 23 2018 - 20:45
Charleton tribunal: Nóirín O’Sullivan accused of ‘dark lie’Former Garda commissioner quizzed about impact of Maurice McCabe’s allegationsTue Jan 23 2018 - 19:42
Nóirín O’Sullivan tells tribunal she felt like ‘political football’Former Garda commissioner tells Charleton tribunal of being caught in media stormTue Jan 23 2018 - 12:00
Teenage sex offenders a growing challenge for social workersIn world of online porn, more than 25% of sex offenders found by Garda are teenagersTue Jan 23 2018 - 01:00
McCabe inquiry created ‘impossible dilemma’, says O’SullivanGarda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe said he felt ‘under threat’ as a result of Noirín O’Sullivan’s actionMon Jan 22 2018 - 17:28
Over a third of students in Ireland face ‘severe financial problems’Study finds number of students in third level has increased by nearly 8% since 2013Mon Jan 22 2018 - 05:00
Minister announces review of career guidance systemConcerns many students do not have access to good quality guidanceMon Jan 22 2018 - 01:52
Run Garda Síochána like a business, says reform commission headKathleen O’Toole: ‘I’ve joked before, the CEO of a major airline doesn’t need to be a pilot’Sat Jan 20 2018 - 01:00
Michael Colgan to sue Village magazine for defamation of characterFormer Gate Theatre director has faced accusations of sexual harassment and bullyingFri Jan 19 2018 - 17:11
Gardaí arrest three in Westmeath following Sligo house burglaryLarge-scale operation sees men stopped in car near KinnegadFri Jan 19 2018 - 09:12
Mass DNA screening ruled out in Baby John murder inquiryGardaí reopening 1984 cold case want to avoid alienating south Kerry communityFri Jan 19 2018 - 03:00
Study finds microwaves may be frying up the environmentOvens emit as much carbon dioxide every year as 7m cars, affecting climate changeThu Jan 18 2018 - 01:00
Addicts in Scientology-linked centre to be treated with saunas and vitaminsLocals gather in Ballivor to protest against centreWed Jan 17 2018 - 21:47
Two gardaí allegedly seen using cocaine in Kildare nightclubFemale officer reportedly claims male colleague gave her the drug for personal useMon Jan 15 2018 - 15:52
Why do rural burglars receive lighter sentences than Dublin ones?It depends partly on the crime, but mostly on judges’ differing approachesSat Jan 13 2018 - 06:00
Use of ‘sexsomnia’ defence is expected to increase in IrelandDPP’s decision not to proceed with trial has highlighted the controversial conditionSat Jan 13 2018 - 01:00
Scientology linked to plans for centre in Co Meath townBallivor locals, annoyed at being ‘stonewalled with secrecy’, plan to protest at the site next weekFri Jan 12 2018 - 21:16
Former AG Peter Sutherland to be buried on ThursdayFigures from the worlds of law and politics pay tribute to long-serving statesmanThu Jan 11 2018 - 01:45
‘Horrific’ that shopkeeper was asked to pay €600 fee to allow burglar sue himMr Justice Nicholas Kearns says the case, in which burglar injured scrotum, is an ‘anomaly’Wed Jan 10 2018 - 21:53
Limerick put down three times more dogs than rest of countryPressure on shelter: Council says it is successfully working to cut its euthanasia rateWed Jan 10 2018 - 01:30
Vast majority of offences still have no sentencing guidelinesIrish judges can impose any sentence they like once it’s under maximum prison term in the legislationWed Jan 10 2018 - 01:00
Burglars in Dublin more likely to be sent to prisonImprisonment rates for offence vary between 74 per cent in capital and 39 per cent in GalwayWed Jan 10 2018 - 01:00
Family of Japanese stab victim recall his ‘love of Dundalk’About 1,500 people attend vigil for Yosuke Sasaki (24) who was killed last WednesdayMon Jan 08 2018 - 21:07
