The court heard that Mary Higgins (62), with an address at Hawthorn Lawn, Castleknock, had spent 12 years attending the school and 24 years working there

A new ESRI report shows Ireland's gambling problem is far worse than previously thought, with 130,000 people considered problem gamblers

Stephen Condon, The Grange, Raheen, Limerick City, admitted stealing €93,000 from St John the Baptist National School, Garryowen in a “spectacular breach of trust”

Cathleen Noctor SC, defending, told the court her client would spend between €1,000 and €1,500 a week on cocaine