Orla O'Donnell

The civil action taken by Nikita Hand against Conor McGregor and his friend, James Lawrence, will return to the High Court later this week when Mr

A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of another man in Dublin last year.

The jury in the trial of a 56-year-old law professor and farmer accused of the murder of a trespasser on his land, is expected to begin considering its verdict next week.

A hearing is expected to take place in the High Court later to determine who will pay the costs of the legal action taken by Nikita Hand against Conor McGregor and James Lawrence.

Businessman and former presidential candidate Peter Casey has been awarded €140,000 in damages for defamation, arising from a post on Facebook in April 2023.

The trial of barrister and farmer, Diarmuid Rossa Phelan, who is accused of murdering a trespasser on his land in February 2022, has been adjourned and will resume at the end of the month.

Doctor and former Fine Gael councillor Bill Tormey has been before Dublin District Court, charged with a human trafficking offence and possession of child pornography images.

A 39-year-old Offaly man has been jailed for 14-and-a-half years for coercively controlling, raping, assaulting and falsely imprisoning his former partner.

A 59-year-old man has been jailed for 11-and-a-half years for the assault and rape of his three young cousins, 27 years after he made admissions to gardaí.

The High Court has ordered the release from prison of school teacher, Enoch Burke who has been in jail since 2 September for contempt of court.