Ombudsman says gardaí delayed Boylan investigation

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has accused gardaí of delaying its investigation into the case of Kieran Boylan, a convicted drug dealer against whom further drugs charges were dropped in July 2008. The public interest inquiry examined the nature...

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Court finds employment agreements unconstitutional

The Supreme Court has declared Registered Employment Agreements, which set pay rates for certain sectors, unconstitutional. In a significant judgment affecting several employment sectors, the court ruled such agreements delegated law-making powers beyond...

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Ireland's gradual recovery continuing, says Troika

Ireland's bailout programme remains on track, the gradual recovery is continuing and there have been further improvements in market conditions for the sovereign and the banks. The Troika made the conclusion in its tenth review of the Government's implementation...

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Taoiseach rules out reopening Moriarty Tribunal

The Taoiseach has once again ruled out reopening the Moriarty Tribunal to investigate the so-called Lowry Tapes. Mr Kenny was answering questions about the work of his department before a Dáil sub-committee. Labour TD Kevin Humphreys said there was...

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US kidnap suspect Ariel Castro appears in court

A former school bus driver accused of kidnapping three young women and raping them during a decade of captivity has appeared in court in the US. Bail for Ariel Castro, 52, was set at $8m (€6m) by Cleveland Municipal Court. Judge Lauren Moore set...

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Bus Éireann to be hit by strike from Sunday

The largest union at Bus Éireann, the National Bus and Rail Union, says an all-out strike will go ahead from Sunday. Out of 820 votes, 83% of members voted today to reject the Labour Court's cost-cutting recommendations. €5m reductions in overtime...

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Ferguson to retire as Manchester United manager

Updated: Wednesday, 08 May 2013 13:55 | Comments Only last weekend Ferguson insisted he was intent on carrying on indefinitely Ferguson won 13 league titles with United Video Audio Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is to retire at...

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Six dead, three missing after Italy ship crash

Six people have been killed and three are missing after a container ship crashed into a control tower in the northern Italian port city of Genoa. The tower, which was more than 50 metres high, collapsed after being struck by the prow of the ship, the...

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Portlaoise hospital apologises for child's death

The Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise has apologised to the parents of an eight-year-old boy who died 18 hours after he was discharged from its emergency department. Richard De Souza from Athy in Co Kildare had been suffering from chicken pox...

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Central Bank pilot scheme to include write-downs

A major new initiative has been agreed with the banks and the Central Bank to alleviate the debt burden of over-stretched borrowers. The new structure, which will operate on a pilot basis from next month, will include a write-down of debts. The Central...

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Chains found at Ohio house where women were held

Police investigating the case of three women kept captive for nearly a decade in the United States say they have found chains and ropes used to tie up the victims. However, no human remains have been found at the house where they were held. Authorities...

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New index shows 2% increase in rents nationwide

A new national index shows that rents rose by 2% in the first three months of this year compared to the same time last year. The survey from the Private Residential Tenancies Board is based on the board's own register of over 277,000 tenancies. It...

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US women found ten years after they disappeared

Three Ohio women, who disappeared separately a decade ago, have been found alive at a Cleveland house near where they were last seen. Three brothers were arrested as suspects in their disappearances. Police said they were alerted to the whereabouts...

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Two new judges to tackle Supreme Court backlog

The Government has approved proposals for the appointment of two additional judges to tackle the backlog of cases in the Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeal. The appointments will be provided for in the Courts Bill 2013 which will be enacted...

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Over 600 jobs saved at B&Q Ireland

The High Court has approved the examiner's recommendations for DIY chain B&Q Ireland. Under the scheme, which sees over €2.4m in new investment by parent company Kingfisher, B&Q Ireland will continue to trade at eight stores nationwide. 640...

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Four-year wait for over 5,000 Limerick patients

Over 5,600 patients in Limerick are waiting four years or more for an outpatient appointment, according to the latest figures from the HSE. At the end of February, the Mid-Western Regional Orthopaedic Hospital, Croom had 4,148 patients waiting four...

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Sligo man jailed for five years for assault

A Sligo man has been sentenced to five years in jail for assault causing serious harm to a man he claimed had made a pass at him. Daniel McLoughlin of Joe McDonnell Drive in Cranmore, Sligo, pleaded guilty to assaulting 60-year-old Cyril Moran at Mr...

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Men charged with murder over body found in bog

The trial of two men charged with the murder of a Brazilian man, whose body was found in a north Kerry bog, has opened at the Central Criminal Court in Tralee. 20-year-old John Paul Cawley and 29-year-old Wenio Rodrigues Da Silva, both of 2 Ardoughter,...

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Homeless man living in Clare public toilet dies

A man who had been living in a public toilet in Ennis in Co Clare has died. Joseph Pavelka, 52, from the Czech Republic, came to national public attention last month when a judge described his living conditions as a scandal. Mr Pavelka moved to Ireland...

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Abortion bill may alter for best medical practice

A Labour Party politician has said she believes the only amendments that might be accepted to the draft abortion bill would be those that would bring the law into line with best medical practice. Ciara Conway was speaking following reports that Fine...

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Pedestrian road safety campaign launched

Road-users across Ireland are being urged to support UN Global Road Safety Week, which gets underway today. This year, the focus will be on pedestrian safety. 37 pedestrians were killed on Ireland's roads, north and south of the border last year. ...

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Israel prepares for retaliation over Syria strikes

Israel has rushed to beef up its rocket defences on its northern border to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria in the past 48 hours. Syria and Iran hinted at possible retribution, though the rhetoric in official...

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Woman dies in Cork fire

An 81-year-old woman has died following a fire at a house near Macroom in Co Cork. The Emergency services were called to the house at Kilavoultra on the outskirts of the town just after 7am.  The elderly woman was pronounced dead at the scene....

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Kenny, Gilmore attend key EU budget talks

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore are in Brussels for talks which it is hoped can break the deadlock over the EU's €960bn budget plan. President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and European Parliament President Martin Schulz...

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Israeli missiles hit research centre, says Syria

Syrian state media says Israeli missiles have hit a scientific research centre on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus. Residents reported huge explosions and claimed military bases in the area were also hit. A Western intelligence source said the...

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Amnesty urges Government to ratify treaty

Amnesty International has called on the Government to set a timetable to ratify a new international treaty. It says the treaty would protect human rights such as healthcare, housing and education that are under threat from austerity policies. The Optional...

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British MP says rape claim 'completely false'

A deputy speaker of the British House of Commons has said allegations of rape and sexual assault made against him "are completely false". Conservative MP Nigel Evans was released on police bail last night, following his arrest by Lancashire Police yesterday....

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Cork man dies ten months after Torquay crash

A Cork man who was seriously injured in a car crash in England ten months ago has died in hospital. Con Twomey, 39, and his 36-year-old wife Elber, from Meelin in north Cork, were seriously injured in a two-car collision. It happened near Torquay in...

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Church told of 'duty to legislate on abortion'

The Taoiseach has responded to Cardinal Seán Brady's comment that the Catholic Church would be 'mobilising' in relation to the draft legislation on abortion. Enda Kenny said that everybody is entitled to express an opinion on the issue. Speaking in...

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ICTU warns Govt, unions over Croke Park II

The head of ICTU has said unions who say that they are not willing to accept any cuts or changes to working conditions are not being realistic. David Begg of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions was speaking to RTÉ's This Week. He said there had to be...

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President defends criticism of EU over crisis

President Michael D Higgins has defended comments he made in yesterday's Financial Times in which he criticised aspects of how the EU is dealing with the economic crisis. Speaking today, President Higgins said there was no difficulty as far as he is...

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Shivers not guilty of Massereene murders

A man has been acquitted of murdering two British soldiers in Northern Ireland. Brian Shivers, 47, of Co Derry, had denied all involvement in the gun attack outside the Massereene army barracks in Antrim in which sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, and Patrick...

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Prosecutor investigating Bhutto murder shot dead

Gunmen on a motorcycle this morning shot dead a prosecutor investigating the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Police sources said Chaudhry Zulfikar was killed as he left his home and headed to a hearing in the case....

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US considers arming Syrian rebels

The US is rethinking its opposition to arming the Syrian rebels, President Barack Obama's defence chief said last night. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel cautioned that giving weapons to the forces fighting President Bashar al-Assad was only one option...

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Slopping out to end in Mountjoy Prison this year

The Director of the Prison Service Michael Donnellan has said that the practice of "slopping out" will be eliminated from Mountjoy Prison by September of this year. Mr Donnellan said the process will be eliminated from every prison in the country over...

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Bishops: Abortion legislation morally unacceptable

The Catholic Bishops of Ireland have said the Protection of Life in Pregnancy Bill represents a dramatic and morally unacceptable change to Irish law. In a statement, they said the bill was unnecessary to ensure that women receive "the life-saving treatment...

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Higgins calls for 'radical rethink' on EU crisis

President Michael D Higgins has said there is a need for a "radical rethink" of how EU leaders are handling the economic crisis. In an interview with the Financial Times, he said the European Union faces a moral crisis as much as an economic crisis....

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BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall admits sex charges

Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has admitted indecently assaulting 13 girls, the youngest aged nine. Hall, 83, entered the guilty pleas last month at Preston Crown Court but they can only be revealed today after reporting restrictions were lifted....

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Donegal man not guilty of driving causing death

The jury in the trial of a bin lorry driver charged with dangerous driving causing the death of a three-year-old boy has found him not guilty. Alex McDaid, 60, from Bomany, Letterkenny had denied the charge, which related to the death of Patrick McDonagh...

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Ex-FF cllr hurt in crash after shooting incident

Former Fianna Fáil councillor and election candidate Ger Killally has been injured in a car crash after shots were fired at his home in Edenderry, Co Offaly. The shots were fired as Mr Killally was leaving his home in his car. The car overturned after...

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Insolvency practitioners must charge 23% VAT

The Insolvency Service of Ireland has confirmed that a VAT rate of 23% will be applied to the fees paid to insolvency practitioners. The service, which will regulate the work of Personal Insolvency Practitioners (PIPS), was established in March. The...

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Shatter denies criticising judges over sentences

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has denied he was criticising judges for sending too many people to prison instead of sentencing them to community service. Earlier, Mr Shatter told prison officers that legislation requiring judges to first consider...

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