‘All I want is some justice,’ says girl sexually assaulted by grandfather (84)‘Just because he is an old man doesn’t mean he shouldn’t go to jail,’ says judge as man sentencedThu May 05 2022 - 16:43
UN group backs calls for release of Irish resident held in IraqRobert Pether and his Egyptian national colleague were ‘forcibly disappeared’, oversight body saysMon Mar 28 2022 - 22:27
Complainant in rape trial ‘distraught’ on return to friendsFour men on trial over incident alleged to have happened in the midlands in late 2016Tue Mar 08 2022 - 21:58
Woman tells rape trial sexual activity in car ‘absolutely not’ consensualFour men accused of sexual assault, rape and false imprisonment of then teenager in 2016Mon Mar 07 2022 - 19:16
‘They used my body without permission’: Woman cross-examined on alleged rape‘Nobody asked me was it okay,’ says woman, who insists she pushed men’s hands awayFri Mar 04 2022 - 19:08
‘I felt a little paralysed,’ says woman who alleges rape and sexual assault by five menGetting into the car on the night was ‘a very stupid, snap decision’, accuser tells courtThu Mar 03 2022 - 19:58
Man goes on trial accused of assaulting woman and pretending to be a gardaDeclan McGowan (33), of Branswood, Athy, Co Kildare, pleads not guilty to the chargesWed Mar 02 2022 - 22:00
Terminally ill man had cocaine to celebrate daughter’s communionForty year old who admitted intent to sell drug given suspended jail sentenceTue Feb 22 2022 - 14:00
Garda Chief Superintendent denies targeting of SergeantContents of letter written on behalf of Sergeant were effectively dictated by him, tribunal toldMon Feb 21 2022 - 22:05
Former soldier jailed for 10 years for ‘cynical and cold campaign of rape’Woman tells attacker in court ‘I am proud of myself... I don’t see myself as a victim anymore’Mon Feb 21 2022 - 18:25
Former senior garda denies allegations of victimising colleagueDisclosures Tribunal investigating claims by now retired Sergeant William HughesWed Feb 16 2022 - 17:02
Gardaí ordered to break into colleague’s locker to obtain statement, tribunal toldSergeant said to have been deeply shaken after murder of woman he took statement fromTue Feb 15 2022 - 16:11
‘I was a broken person’: Woman describes nightmare of relationship with rapistNiall Kennedy (31) convicted of 12 counts of rape on 11 different occasionsFri Feb 11 2022 - 20:34
No evidence to support disciplinary action against garda, tribunal toldSergeant William Hughes had alleged a systems’ failure within the Garda over the case of Baiba SauliteThu Feb 03 2022 - 17:48
Pithy and precise: The Post-It notes from Bruton’s eraFormer taoiseach was in the habit of responding to reports using yellow stickersSat Jan 01 2022 - 00:05
Drumcree 1996: Major ‘resented’ taoiseach’s criticism of his rolePM threatened to end call after Bruton condemned ‘political’ decision to allow marchThu Dec 30 2021 - 08:01
Engaging with ‘Provo fascists’ unavoidable, AG told John BrutonLegal advice to then taoiseach set out pros and cons for decision related to ceasefireWed Dec 29 2021 - 05:55
Sinn Féin/IRA did not want ‘permanent’ in any ceasefire announcementState papers: Major probed Hume on SDLP’s view of Sinn Féin position on wordingWed Dec 29 2021 - 01:24
Major told Bruton he struggled to ‘believe a word Sinn Féin/IRA say’Two leaders disagreed over need for wait period after ceasefire for SF to enter talksWed Dec 29 2021 - 00:01
Lack of trust leads to low vaccine uptake among eastern EuropeansGetting information to the State’s immigrant communities is often far from easyFri Dec 03 2021 - 17:02
Funeral of Irish man killed in road collision in Mexico to take place in Co MayoAmbrose Blaine (55) died when vehicle failed to stop at junction in Ciudad ConstitutionSat Nov 20 2021 - 13:41
Irish man travelling on Pan-American Highway dies in Mexico crashAmbrose Blaine, a pilot from Dublin, died after his motorbike collided with a carWed Nov 17 2021 - 14:01
Markéta Luskacová: one of the pre-eminent European photographers of her generationNational Gallery of Ireland recently acquired some of the 77-year-old’s photographySat Oct 30 2021 - 05:00
Wartime nurse Edith Cavell tended the wounded irrespective of nationalityInverness Letter: Cavell Gardens named for woman for whom patriotism was not enoughMon Oct 11 2021 - 20:10
Irish resident handed five-year sentence in Iraq for unspecified convictionRobert Pether’s wife in Co Roscommon says his jailing is over ‘a complete fabrication’Thu Aug 26 2021 - 20:46
Omagh bombing investigations leave trail of questions still unansweredTwenty-third anniversary of bombing that murdered 29 sees renewed calls for inquirySat Aug 14 2021 - 06:00
Silence in Tallaght about trio’s deaths in N7 crash tells its own storyLocal politicians almost as wary of commenting as community workers, says former TDSun Jul 25 2021 - 20:00
‘We’re here protecting our identity’: Watchful eyes on 11th Night bonfiresThere’s a ‘£10,000 bounty’, says one man guarding a 147ft-tall pyre in Co AntrimSat Jul 10 2021 - 05:00
Orange Orders: ‘When you stop us parading you’re attacking who I am’Quincey Dougan on identity and heritage and the deep history pervading south ArmaghFri Jul 09 2021 - 01:00
Irish resident held without charge in IraqInternational groups of lawyers intervene in case of Australian citizen Robert PetherWed Jul 07 2021 - 16:57
Wife and children of Irish resident held in Iraq without charge call for his releaseRobert Pether is a consultant mechanical engineer for a Baghdad companyWed Jul 07 2021 - 16:56
Firewater in the hold: The Irish whiskey aged at sea off Clare IslandCarl O’Grady is hoping to make the island a tourist attraction for whiskey enthusiastsSat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Sheamus Heneghan, fisherman and accordion player‘Covid was a blessing for Sheamus,’ says wife Catherine, of her beloved husband who had dementiaThu May 06 2021 - 13:02
Visitors head west for Easter despite lockdown‘We don’t have a problem with people coming in... if they play by the rules’Sat Apr 03 2021 - 03:42
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Tommy Cawley, the bull man of Bellmullet and a winning jiverTommy was a kind, gentle, friendly and compassionate person and a great neighbourThu Feb 25 2021 - 09:00
Ban on smoky coal in Castlebar marks shift to burning firewoodSlight improvement in air quality in Mayo town follows bituminous coal banThu Feb 18 2021 - 06:00
‘I’m a long time in nursing . . . and this is the hardest time I’ve had’For the staff of Mayo University Hospital, the third wave of Covid-19 has been particularly toughSat Feb 06 2021 - 05:00
‘People are very afraid’: Gort’s Brazilians on new restrictionsMost accept tougher quarantining rules are necessary despite the hardship they bringMon Feb 01 2021 - 02:50
Galway council apologises for its role in running of Tuam mother and baby homeCouncil ‘fully committed’ to providing survivors with access to archives and recordsMon Jan 25 2021 - 19:19
How did a remote Mayo town become Ireland’s most Covid-infected place?‘There is a sense of quiet terror’: Belmullet paying high price for festive celebrationsFri Jan 22 2021 - 21:13
Biden’s Irish cousins miss out on Washington ceremony but hope US president visits soonDisplay of US flags in Ballina from facades and in shop windows testimony to enthusiasmWed Jan 20 2021 - 20:02
Plain sailing at Dublin Port for start of first working week of 2021Extremely low volumes arriving from UK but numbers expected to rise later in weekMon Jan 04 2021 - 09:47
Dismay and elation on first trading day in post-Brexit HolyheadWhile a trucker falls foul of red tape, Brexit backers ‘almost euphoric’ on seminal occasionFri Jan 01 2021 - 16:34
Ghostly atmosphere on one of last ferries to Britain before Brexit takes holdUlysses has capacity for 1,342 cars but only about 50 present on ThursdayThu Dec 31 2020 - 14:40
How three Irish exporters are facing the prospect of a hard BrexitDeal or no deal, Silverhill Foods, Postwest and CombiLift are prepped for JanuaryMon Aug 24 2020 - 03:17
Red Flag: Data given to Eames Solicitors ‘without a lawful basis’Ruling states that Dropbox unlawfully shared data with Denis O’Brien’s solicitorsThu May 07 2020 - 02:43
Tourism tide goes out for Clare IslandThe lockdown means the ferry from Roonagh pier near Louisburgh will bring no one out to the island who doesn’t live thereTue May 05 2020 - 02:13
Peter Murtagh in the Americas: 'I’ve left behind something that’s going to get an awful lot worse'Coronavirus lockdown: Biker accepts defeat for now as borders slam shut across the regionMon Apr 06 2020 - 06:00
A journey through the Americas: Soldiers, flamingos, AndesIn part three of his travelogue, Peter Murtagh finds his progress impeded by a military checkpointSat Apr 04 2020 - 06:00
A journey through the Americas: Is this the end of the road?In part two of his travelogue, Peter Murtagh tries to finds a way out of southern ChileSat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00
