Imposing a €500 fine for the trespass offence on ‘Citizen Journalist’ Philip Dwyer at Ennis District Court on Wednesday, Judge Alec Gabbett said that words used by Mr Dwyer to others on the grounds at Magowna House were ‘unkind’ and "quite unseemly".

Judge Kevin Foley said that €500 payment be made to the workers as a gesture of goodwill in recognition for their efforts and should be accepted in full and final settlement of the dispute.

In a victim impact statement, the woman, now aged 29, said reporting the assault was one of the hardest things she ever had to do but she believed in justice and expressed hope that it would also encourage others.

A judge has threatened to bring the governor of the Midlands Prison before the Central Criminal Court

Garda Denis Lordan was awarded just over €13,000 against Ronan O’Shaughnessy (above) which Judge Michael Walsh then cut to €8,000 on the basis Lordan had been 40 per cent to blame for the incident

The High Court judge agreed to overturn the conviction and €120 fine imposed on Bartholomew Anthony O’Neill in late 2023

Mr Justice Tony Hunt sentenced Mr Kilroy on Monday afternoon to the mandatory term of life imprisonment.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee confirmed Gerard O'Brien conveyed his resignation on Saturday

Gerry O’Brien (59) made no reaction when the jury returned the guilty verdicts in the Central Criminal Court

Mr Justice Tony Hunt made the comments while charging the jury of nine men and three women.

The teenager was ordered to carry out community service and has received a 10-month suspended sentence

The boy, now 14, pleaded to 34 charges at the Dublin Children’s Court for motor theft, dangerous driving during high-speed pursuits, criminal damage, stealing a bicycle, failing to appear in court, and driving without a licence or insurance.

Windows were also broken in an attack at Newtownards Courthouse in Co Down.

Keith McKenna’s application for an SPSV licence should be remitted to An Garda Síochána “for the purpose of granting” an SPSV licence to him, Mr Justice Charles Meenan directed.

The Northern Irish authorities wanted to prosecute the man for two charges of possessing "extreme pornography", in relation to the alleged images of bestiality.

Mr Justice MacMenamin, was one of the longest serving judges of the superior courts, steps down from his role after turning 70 years of age

The Court of Appeal has directed that two young children who were brought to Ireland by their mother without their father's consent should be returned to their home jurisdiction.

The judge sentenced the defendant to a total of 13 years in prison on two separate counts of rape and sexual assault.

A self-described “anti-feminist” lawyer found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is being investigated as the possible gunman in the shooting of a US federal judge’s family, officials said.

A former judge from Iran sought by his country to face corruption charges has died after a fall from a hotel, Romanian media reported.