Matthew Brogan, 29, from Drumbeg South in Craigavon, was sentenced to a total of 40 months, 20 of which will be spent on licence after his release.

Mark Lawless sought compensation for an injury he allegedly sustained to his back when he emptied soiled hay from a wheelbarrow

Jibola Moses Akanni (27) of St Laurence Drive, Drogheda, Co Louth, was found guilty of two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault

Joseph Lawlor (39) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Michael Ryan (51)

The man told gardaí he was “shocked” when they put the allegation to him after his arrest following the alleged assault, five years ago.

Oisin Murphy is due to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on July 3.

Some residents of Knocknashee in Goatstown, Co Dublin, are objecting to the plans

The mother of the baby, who was 16-weeks-old when he died, has settled a High Court action against the HSE over his death.

The body of Mary Ward, 22, was found on October 1st in her home on Melrose Street, in south Belfast

More than 8,000 extra beds are believed to have come available again as tourist accommodation in the past six months

In a written Dáil response on the issue, Minister O’Callaghan said that works are now nearing completion at the final site of the Rapid Build programme, in Haywood, Clonmel, Co Tipperary.

Married father-of-three Mircea Rostas (33) was struck by a car at Railway Street in Balbriggan

Last year, 11,357 patients were prescribed drugs for ADHD on the medical card, while 12,105 patients who were medicated for the disorder received reimbursements under the Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS).

The Criminal Assets Bureau claim Ciaran O’Sullivan (50) is known to multiple law enforcement agencies as a transnational drug trafficker

The Health Minister said the dashboard was an effort to present ‘the best transparency we possibly can’ on hospital activity.

Police received a report of the theft in Greenisland at around 1.30am on Thursday.

Simon Harris insisted the Government was delivering for people in the ‘here and now’.

Nearby residents were evacuated on Wednesday night during the security operation in the Linden Place area.

A previous court hearing had been told that there had been a deterioration in the medical condition of Eleanor Donaldson.

The body of Marian Beattie (18) was found at the bottom of a quarry in Co Tyrone in 1973.