Republic of Ireland footballer Jeff Hendrick has been found not guilty of violent disorder.

A court has heard a friend of footballer Jeff Hendrick’s told gardaí people often call him ignorant if he doesn’t say hello, because he’s a footballer.

A Dublin man has said that he was left with multiple fractures to his jaw following an attack by a group of men.

A soccer coach suffered a triple fractured jaw and feared for his life after he was confronted by a group including Republic of Ireland football star Jeff Hendrick, a court has heard.

X Factor judge Louis Walsh said today he will “never get over” The Sun newspaper’s defamatory story that he sexually assaulted a man as he settled a lawsuit for £400,000.

'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh will be back in court today for his defamation case against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers.

Lawyers for X Factor judge Louis Walsh claim he's been obstructed every step of the way in his defamation action against The Sun.

A former dance teacher was “crying out for help” when he made unfounded claims he was sexually assaulted by X Factor judge Louis Walsh, an appeal court was told yesterday.

An unemployed dance teacher who falsely accused 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub has suffered from post-traumatic stress for more than a decade, a court has heard.

The appeal brought by a former dance teacher against his six-month jail sentence for making false allegations that he was sexually assaulted by 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh, has been adjourned.

X Factor judge Louis Walsh is seeking access to documents to support his claim The Sun newspaper allegedly offered to pay a man if he agreed to make what later turned out to be a false sexual assault accusation against the showbiz manager, the High Court heard yesterday.

A man described as a “Walter Mitty” has launched an appeal against his jail sentence for concocting allegations that he was sexually assaulted by X Factor judge Louis Walsh.

A man described as a “Walter Mitty” type has launched an appeal against his jail sentence for concocting allegations that he was sexually assaulted by 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh.

X Factor judge Louis Walsh is pleased and relieved after a man who falsely accused him of sexual assault was sentenced to six months in jail, his spokeswoman said.

An unemployed dance teacher is expected to be sentenced today after apologising for falsely accusing 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub.

A MAN described as a “Walter Mitty type” has apologised in court after admitting he concocting bogus allegations that he was sexually assaulted by X Factor judge Louis Walsh.

A MAN who accused X Factor judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub has been charged with a second count of inventing the story.

A DANCE teacher was charged with making a false accusation that he was groped by X Factor judge Louis Walsh in the toilets of a Dublin nightclub.

A 24-year-old man has been charged with falsely accusing 'X-Factor' judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub.

POP promoter Louis Walsh has been vindicated after a man who made serious sexual allegations against him admitted he made them up.

Louis Walsh is no longer under investigation by the gardaí following allegations of sexual assault in a Dublin nightclub, according to a statement from the pop mogul.

X-FACTOR judge and boyband manager Louis Walsh has strongly denied allegations that he indecently assaulted a young man at a popular Dublin nightclub.

A 24-YEAR-OLD Dubliner has appeared in court on a drugs charge related to events surrounding the death of model Katy French in 2007.

IRISH rugby captain Brian O’Driscoll shouldered the coffin at the funeral of one of his closest friends yesterday.