Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said she ‘hopes’ a Commission of Investigation will answer why Shine’s abuse was not stopped.

A man in his 40s has been arrested and is being detained at a Garda station in Offaly.

The operation from Friday to Sunday involved personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.

Police were alerted to the report in the Fortwilliam Park area of north Belfast at around 8.40pm on Thursday.

Keith Hall set fire to a car shortly after being released from prison over killing of a 16-year-old girl

The girl was left severely disabled after the attack, but her mother says anger would not ‘change anything’.

The 29-year-old faces court on Tuesday.

Riad Bouchaker is charged with the attempted murder of two girls and one boy in Parnell Square East in 2023.

There were 2,460 female victims of assault and related offences in the first three months of this year.

Judge Ramsey noted that the DPP has directed that they face trial in the non-jury Special Criminal Court, which is reserved for organised gang crime and terrorism cases.

Race-related violence flared in areas across Northern Ireland earlier this month.

Kenneally, one of Ireland’s most notorious sex offenders, died on Thursday aged 75.

The Central Criminal Court in Dublin has heard multiple children and an adult were injured in the incident in 2023.

Police said Carl Holland, 30, was from the local area.

Victims say the Justice Minister has told them he is going through the steps to secure them a state apology.

The investigation is continuing in an area of open ground near the Wicklow/Kildare border.

The force said most fans were in ‘good spirits’ and conducted themselves ‘in a responsible manner’.

The pair were arrested separately in Portadown, Co Armagh, on Wednesday.

Stephen Ogilvie lost his left eye and suffered deep cuts to his head, face and back in a stabbing attack on Monday night.

Twelve police officers were injured and 16 arrests were made following unrest on Wednesday evening.

A fire broke out at Connolly's pub on Holborn Street after the device landed at the pub entrance at around 11pm.

The trial of 52-year-old Riad Bouchaker, of no fixed address, opened before the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on Wednesday.

The former DUP leader has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.

The 63-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.

The 51-year-old died in hospital from his injuries after being attacked in his apartment in east Belfast on May 12th.

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre said its national helpline was contacted almost 24,000 times in 2025

Paul Sweeney has called for a dedicated fan zone to avoid future trouble from fans of the city’s football teams.

The victim, also in his mid-teens, required six weeks of treatment and had his jaw wired following the incident in October 2024

Dissident republicans are believed to be behind the proxy attack attempt on Lurgan police station in March.

The Dáil heard how an 11-year-old picked up and shot a discarded gun in Dublin on Tuesday.

The Taoiseach was asked about the issue after a former TD confirmed he had provided one for a convicted sex offender.

No-one was injured in the blast, which occurred when residents, including two babies, were being evacuated.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in Derry.

Police said a child was struck by a bottle and nine officers injured during disturbances at Windsor Park.

As part of the investigation, Gardaí searched a property in the south of the county and seized several documents as well as a car.

They will appear before Cork District Court on Saturday.

Martin described the time it takes for the wheels of justice to move and reach a conclusion as being 'a real problem'.

The CSO data also shows that the number of female victims fell by 4 per cent, as compared with 1 per cent for male victims.

Police are working to establish a motive for the attack.

The Irish Penal Reform Trust study notes that single mothers are being drawn into the sex industry to make ends meet.

Two men and a woman are in police custody after three properties in the Old Park area of north Belfast were searched.

Lois West was joint deputy head of the Garda Síochána Analysis Service (GSAS) at assistant principal grade prior to taking extended sick leave.

Republican group Lasair Dhearg claimed responsibility for the incident in a social media post.