Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard that Patrick (Pat) Linehan, previously of Comeragh Park, the Glen, Cork city, initially described his interactions with what he thought were very young girls as “harmless fun.”

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George Gibney had sex offence charges against him dismissed in the 1990s.

Bernard Gloster acknowledged a “significant challenge” in tackling the crisis, with more than 15,000 children with serious disabilities waiting to access their legal right to assessments.

The fire is not being treated as deliberate, police said.

Ryan Kearney (39), with an address at Loughnamona Drive, Leixlip, Co Kildare has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jeffrey Jackson (50) at The Lamps, School Street, Kilcock, Co Kildare on February 8th, 2024.

The bodies of the couple were found at about 5pm yesterday after a relative called to their property in the village.

Leinster Open Sea (LOS) CLG is seeking injunctions against the Irish Amateur Swimming Association CLG

The woman remains in a serious condition at Tallaght University Hospital while the second driver, a male aged in his 20s, was not injured.

The pregnant mother of two died at her home in Donaghadee at the weekend.

A Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) with two males on board departed from Broadstrand, Courtmacsherry.

In proceedings brought against the local authority, Paschal Farrell said that he, along with other siblings, were not made aware of his sister’s application for exhumation of his father's remains to the council.

The complainant’s mother, her uncle, and another man face a total of 21 counts of sexual assault and rape

This was the second time Jason Flynn (46) had caused fire damage to the same house in Shankill, Dublin, the court heard

Garda Michael Abernathy told Cork Circuit Criminal Court that Shane Casey turned up at the house of the woman completely uninvited and in an intoxicated state.

On Tuesday, Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin described the spend as 'completely unnecessary'

Judge Shalom Binchy saw a list of the damaged specialised fixtures and fittings: padded door and wall, foam materials, an ocean effect projector, balls, a sensory tube, a mirror, steps, a railing, and other items in the room.

Oisín Hoy (29) died after a road accident in Bolivia near the city of Potosi

The Government was accused of breaking their promise to reduce the student contribution fee.

Both 'categorically refute' Keith O'Brien's allegations of intimidation and harassment