Retired man’s momentary driving lapse had ‘devastating consequences’87-year-old Michael Culligan banned from driving for six years after crashMon Apr 30 2018 - 16:07
Bakery worker ‘unfairly dismissed’ for sticking chewing gum to pillarLabour Court rules Graham Rogers 60% responsible for sacking but awards him €6,000Thu Apr 26 2018 - 18:28
‘Cruel, violent’ mother pleads guilty to ‘horrific catalogue’ of abuse against childrenSon was made to do a handstand when his arm was in a cast and then assaulted with a cableWed Apr 25 2018 - 15:49
Petrol bombs used in ‘ferocious encounter’ after Traveller row eruptsNine plead guilty to violent disorder following families’ dispute over winner of ‘fair fight’Mon Apr 23 2018 - 20:11
UCD lecturer denied promotion on age grounds awarded €30,000Sociologist takes case after senior position given to academic 20 years her juniorSun Apr 22 2018 - 19:04
Emergency care order for girl (13) who felt suicidalTusla social worker says care order invoked in January after girl’s mother had hit herFri Apr 20 2018 - 19:45
Woman ‘broken’ after miscarriage and being sacked days laterAneta Petrova comments after ex-employer told to pay her €17,000 on unfair dismissal findingFri Apr 20 2018 - 18:59
Chicken firm to pay €17,000 to woman dismissed over miscarriageCompany said it apologised to Ms Petrova after finding out she suffered a miscarriageThu Apr 19 2018 - 19:39
County council spent €13,099 on one table, documents showClare County Council outlay including €817.95 each on 22 chairs labelled ‘extravagance’Thu Apr 19 2018 - 15:14
FAI referee spotted officiating during sick leave is sackedWorkplace Relations Commission rejects man’s claim for unfair dismissalWed Apr 18 2018 - 18:53
Pensioner who sexually assaulted man in 80s criticised by judgeAccused using his hearing difficulties to ‘avoid dealing with sentencing’, says judgeTue Apr 10 2018 - 20:02
Clare man charged after fist fight filmed and published on lineCourt told garda saw Anthony Kelly in shorts with his top off and hands taped, engaged in a fist fight with another bare-chested manTue Apr 10 2018 - 16:24
Revamp of Desmond trust-owned luxury home may ‘compromise structure’Council concerned about ‘stability’ and ‘integrity’ of Victorian house on Ailesbury RoadFri Apr 06 2018 - 21:39
‘There is too much mollycoddling these days’ says judgeDistrict court judge threatened to send father to jail if school attendance record wasn’t 100 per centFri Apr 06 2018 - 20:52
Security guard who allowed hotel guest view CCTV of sex act unfairly dismissedLabour court found dismissal by Citywest Hotel was ‘procedurally unfair’ and awarded him €6,000Wed Apr 04 2018 - 18:05
Dublin hotel paid over €4 million to house homeless peopleDublin City Council spent €97.48 million on emergency accommodation in 2017Fri Mar 30 2018 - 19:04
Family who refused to move cinema seats loses discrimination caseGardaí were called to ‘Finding Dory’ screening due to the dispute over premium seatingFri Mar 30 2018 - 00:00
Suspended sentence for ‘Snapchat’ photo of judgeEoin McDonnell took picture of Judge Fiona Lydon at Ennis District CourtWed Mar 28 2018 - 16:29
Garda fined €10,800 for being in breach of disciplineNumber of gardaí disciplined internally in 2017 less than 1% of 13,551-strong forceMon Mar 26 2018 - 21:18
Receptionist fired after refusing to have sex with her bossWRC awards €46,000 to woman sexually harassed at car parts companyMon Mar 26 2018 - 09:52
‘Inconclusive’ inquiry into drain cleaner use in dental clinic criticisedMore than 40 children treated at HSE facility in Ennis last October were exposed to mishapFri Mar 23 2018 - 16:16
Johnny Ronan’s plan to build Dublin’s tallest building turned downAn Bord Pleanála does not agree with senior inspector who called 88m design ‘beautiful’Wed Mar 21 2018 - 15:28
Man in his 80s sexually assaulted on a bus by 70-year-old manIncident was filmed on a smartphone by a passenger sitting across the aisle, court hearsTue Mar 20 2018 - 15:56
Man (19) held after fatal stabbing in night club on St Patrick’s nightSecond man injured after altercation in Co Clare nightclubSun Mar 18 2018 - 23:09
Three men walk free after State abandons sexual exploitation caseDefilement case involving 16-year-old girl will not proceed after State opts not to prosecuteWed Mar 14 2018 - 18:35
Clare bachelor farmer (82) beats no seatbelt chargeJohn Joseph McCabe said wearing a seat-belt is ‘sacrosanct’ – it saved his life in PortugalWed Mar 14 2018 - 15:14
Youth warned girl mother would be killed if she didn’t have sex with him‘Who I am? Larry Murphy?’ teen asks garda after he is accused of threat to girl’s motherMon Mar 12 2018 - 21:03
‘We are against direct provision and how it was forced on us’Lisdoonvarna locals oppose centre amid concerns over far-right activitySat Mar 10 2018 - 01:45
HSE paramedic pleads guilty to assaulting two first aid studentsAndrew Long could face up to five years in prison for placing women in a chokeholdFri Mar 09 2018 - 18:29
Paramedic manoeuvre ‘could have been life-threatening’Andrew Long says there is ‘no substance’ to claim that he put choke hold on two womenThu Mar 08 2018 - 16:59
HSE paramedic knocked out student nurse, court hearsAlleged incident occurred during a first aid course in Scarriff, Co ClareWed Mar 07 2018 - 19:35
Man in court on 10 counts of dangerous driving on single nightAndrew Moroney accused of total of 16 offences during one hour in Co ClareWed Mar 07 2018 - 18:55
Paramedic pleads not guilty to assaulting two women at Clare schoolAndrew Long (35) of Carraig Dubh, Tobertaosceain, Ennis was arraigned on TuesdayTue Mar 06 2018 - 15:46
Firms paid €50m for running direct provision centres last yearOfficial figures show Mosney plc has received €127.4m since 2002 for accommodating asylum seekersTue Mar 06 2018 - 00:00
Lisdoonvarna locals reject direct provision planReception and Integration Agency says accommodation of asylum seekers cannot be delayedFri Mar 02 2018 - 16:14
An Post takes 11,693 to court over nonpayment of TV licence in 2017RTÉ says €40m could be freed up through reform of ‘inefficient’ systemSun Feb 25 2018 - 17:53
All pubs in rural town to remain closed on Good FridayNewmarket, Co Cork, will be dry despite State lifting 91-year-old banFri Feb 23 2018 - 16:38
Assault victim told ‘if the cancer doesn’t kill you, I will kill you’Jason Burke (20) pleads guilty to threats to kill and assault causing harm to James Delaney (61)Tue Feb 20 2018 - 15:32
Taxi complaints jump as passengers raise a stink about smelly vehiclesComplaints about dirt and defects double; drivers are biggest cause of unhappinessMon Feb 19 2018 - 18:34
Tenders sought for half a million HSE branded condomsContract will be worth about €50,000 with condoms to be given free to protect sexual healthFri Feb 16 2018 - 17:36
Suspended term for woman who attacked teen with stiletto heelShannon Jordan’s victim says she ‘could have been left blind in one eye’ after assaultThu Feb 15 2018 - 16:28
Big lump-sum payoffs for public-sector retireesFormer Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan may have received €262,000Wed Feb 14 2018 - 06:00
Farmer admits dumping 12 animal carcasses over 300 ft cliffsBloated, rotting horse and cattle remains found on Co Clare shore in 2014Tue Feb 13 2018 - 18:17
Luas worker sacked after throwing punch at passenger following ‘racial slurs’WRC says tram operator had no option but to sack fares inspector after incidentMon Feb 12 2018 - 19:14
Driver ‘red-faced with rage’ drove into cyclistEnnis district judge bans motorist for two years and imposes fine of €1,250Mon Feb 12 2018 - 19:02
Lawyer caught with cocaine one of the highest paid legal aid solicitorsTotal of €53.68m paid in criminal legal aid to lawyers last year, a rise of 9% from 2016Sat Feb 10 2018 - 14:08
Over €53m paid in criminal legal aid to lawyers in 2017Increase in fees attributed to rise in number of casesSat Feb 10 2018 - 13:14
Brian O’Driscoll and Amy Huberman get go ahead to renovate homePlan includes new three-storey rear extension to €1.8 million Dublin propertyThu Feb 08 2018 - 18:21
Couple ordered to pay au pair €5,000 after appeal rejectedMcCormacks demanded €510 from Brazilian woman when she handed in noticeThu Feb 01 2018 - 21:43
Judge lifts one-year driving ban on FF councillorAlan O’Callaghan had engaged in ‘common scam’ with false nomination of other driverMon Jan 29 2018 - 18:31
