Samuel Forde, the Court heard, has cerebral palsy which has affected every aspect of his life and his requirements for the future are extensive and he will need lifetime care.

A man who consumed alcohol against medical advice told gardaí arresting him for possession of a knife that he was Garth Brooks and was “into line dancing,” a court has heard.

The Special Criminal Court has ruled that the arrests of six Dublin men accused of IRA membership at a house in Tallaght were unlawful.

A Dublin man who was arrested for alleged membership of the IRA has been granted bail by the Special Criminal Court.

A court has ruled against surveillance gardaí who claimed that revealing the number of officers who observe suspects from cars would allow other suspects to know which cars “to look for”.

Members of the public were excluded from the Special Criminal Court today during evidence by members of the Garda National Surveillance Unit in the trial of eight Dublin men accused of IRA men membership in 2013.

The Special Criminal Court has ruled that members of the public should be excluded from the court when six members of the Garda National Surveillance Unit give evidence in the trial of eight Dublin men accused of IRA membership.

Eight Dublin men charged with membership of the IRA have been served with a book of evidence at the Special Criminal Court.

A woman who sued over arm injuries suffered after a man fell on top of her while they were dancing at well-known Dublin club Copper Face Jacks has lost her High Court action for damages.

A woman who fell and broke her arm while doing Patrick Swayze style 'Dirty Dancing' has lost an action for damages against Dublin nightclub Copper Face Jacks.

A High Court judge will rule today on the case of a woman claiming damages against Dublin nightclub Copper Face Jacks after she fell while doing Patrick Swayze style 'Dirty Dancing'.

A woman is suing one of the country's most famous nightclubs after injuring herself 'Dirty Dancing'.

Eight men accused of membership of the IRA have been granted legal aid at the Special Criminal Court.

Eight Dublin men have appeared before an Easter Sunday sitting of the Special Criminal Court charged with membership of the IRA.

A High Court dispute between ex-lovers over the ownership of a replica of the Titanic has been settled.

The maker of a replica of the Titanic, the ownership of which is at the centre of a legal dispute between two ex-lovers, claims he received threatening and abusive texts from his ex-partner.

A dispute over the ownership of a replica model of the Titanic — on display as part of Tall Ships Festival — has come before the High Court.

THE law in some American states which prohibits any vehicle from passing a school bus when children are stepping on or off should be considered in Ireland, a High Court judge suggested yesterday.

AS a public sector worker and a SIPTU member I find my union president is in favour of government policy, pay cuts, levies and the rest.

A drug addict who committed a string of violent post office robberies in which put knives to customer’s throats and made off with thousands of euro has been jailed for 13 years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A drug addict stabbed a now retired garda who confronted him with a chair when he robbed a post-office but was then stopped and held with the aid of two members of the public, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard.

Gardaí have named a 42-year-old man killed after losing control of his car and crashing in Co Sligo last night.

Kieran and Fiona Pardy will soon be signing mortgage papers for a new semi-detached three bedroom home in Cork city. They expect to pay 100 euros per week on their mortgage, less than half what they used to pay out in rent.

A man with 19 previous convictions has been jailed for his role in a £50,000 robbery in Dublin.