Homeless and drugs charity Merchants Quay Ireland has formally backed the decriminalisation of personal possession of drugs.

A Dublin councillor has been ordered to stop blocking bin lorries belonging to Greyhound Recycling.

A 32-year-old man with schizophrenia has gone on trial charged with murdering his mother at their Co Kilkenny home last year.

A 22-year-old Limerick man shot in his head two years ago has said he will never be able to lead an independent life due to his injuries.

The jury in a trial of a man accused of attempted murder has been told there are “too many coincidences” to leave any doubt as to his guilt.

The trial of a suspected gunman has heard that firearms residue was found in his underwear and on both of his hands within hours of a shooting two years ago.

The Special Criminal Court has ordered the forfeiture of €20,000 offered as an independent surety for the bail of a man charged with IRA membership and firearms offences.

A Limerick woman who faces charges of murdering a father of two in Dublin last year and IRA membership appeared at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

A Co Wicklow farmer who denies murdering his brother in a row over his mother’s burial wishes did not attend his trial today because he was “too unwell”.

LIQUIDATORS have taken control of the assets, records and bank accounts of Home Payments.

DEVELOPER David Daly and his children have taken legal proceedings aimed at preventing the National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) insisting on repayment of their €457 million loans with AIB or the appointing a receiver over properties.

THE Law Society has secured further orders against a Co Cork solicitor who is alleged to have withdrawn large sums of money from his firm’s client account for his own benefit.

The jury in the trial at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin of a man charged with the murder of a Cork mother of three will resume its deliberations tomorrow following one hour of deliberation.

REBEL pharmacists were warned last night they faced legal action for breaching their state contract to dispense drugs to the public.

A BUILDING society manager has lost a High Court bid to prevent an inquiry into his conduct over his own borrowings from his employer and over his handling of the €36 million accounts of a property developer.

AN Irish Nationwide Building Society branch manager has asked the High Court for orders halting an inquiry instigated by the society into matters relating to his own borrowings and the handling of accounts of customers, including that of a large property developer who owes the society about e36 million.

THE Adoption Board has told the High Court it has concerns about whether Ethiopian law on adoption is compatible with Irish law, including whether such adoptions terminate the rights of natural parents.

A 25-YEAR-OLD Chinese national arrested on Sunday in connection with the death of Chinese student Xiang Yi Wang was last night brought before a special sitting of the District Court in Bray and charged with her murder.