A farmer who acted in a "thuggish" manner towards his elderly aunt, before causing her death by driving over her in an agricultural teleporter, has had his sentence reduced by 18 months following a ...

Detectives believe that a gangland criminal who escaped from Kilkenny Garda Station in September has now relocated his family to his bolthole in Turkey.

There was a strong case for paying energy credits in Budget 2026 because electricity and gas prices were rising for the first time in years, officials in the Department of Energy argued.

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A security worker has withdrawn a personal injuries claim against Supermac’s after nine years following a review of CCTV footage of the incident.

A manager at a builder’s provider has been given a suspended sentence for punching a yard operative in the face and kicking him in the ribs with his steel-toed boots.

A 51-year-old man who has spent 24 years in prison for the rape and murder of a Connemara schoolgirl has claimed that his conviction was a miscarriage of justice, arguing that he should have the right ...

A man who claims he and his son were ejected from a Garda station for speaking in Polish said he was prepared to take a “lie detector” test – and challenged a senior garda to do the same.

A detective who loaned an unclaimed bicycle out of garda storage to give it to a vulnerable elderly neighbour during Covid has successfully applied to the High Court to argue that an investigation ...

A grounds maintenance contractor and farmer who became insolvent after property investments turned sour has had €1.5m in debt written off in return for a lump sum payment of just under €20,000.

A motorist paid someone to sit his driver theory test in a “premeditated” fraud to deceive the authorities into giving him a licence.

My beloved husband and soulmate… I am heartbroken’ Renowned architect and RTÉ presenter Hugh Wallace dies aged 68 Well-known architect and RTÉ presenter Hugh Wallace has died aged 68. Mr Wallace was a ...