A transatlantic jet was forced to divert to Shannon Airport this afternoon following a security alert on board.

A teenager involved in a crime spree in the Blackrock area of Cork City appeared at Cork District Court yesterday, where he pleaded guilty to a number of charges.

A man who sparked a road rage incident with the driver of a packed school bus containing dozens of children has been fined €300.

A bus passenger who assaulted an inspector on a bus from West Cork was ordered to do 60 hours of community service for another offence today.

A Garda with 15 years’ service was caught possessing cocaine after he was stopped and searched in Dublin 4, a court heard today.

A 46-year-old man appeared in court yesterday afternoon charged with the murder of his wife.

Gardaí are appealing to those attending today's Rod Stewart concert in Páirc Uí Chaoimh to use public transport to access the stadium.

A man described by a prosecuting Garda Inspector to a sentencing judge as having 19 previous convictions when in fact he had none may pursue a claim for damages against the Garda Commissioner and the State, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Cyclist Noel McDermott was killed when he was struck by a car at Ardsbeg, Gortahork on January 26, 2018.

Gardaí were investigating yesterday after a teen was taken to hospital with head injuries after reportedly being attacked with a hurley on a Co Cork beach.

A boy aged 13 has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of schoolgirl Anastasia Kriegel, who was found dead last week in a derelict house in Dublin.

Dessie O’Hare has been remanded on bail pending a decision on whether he will be tried in the Special Criminal Court on charges of assault, violent disorder, and the false imprisonment of three people in Dublin.

An elderly woman has died in a house fire in Co Donegal.

A judge has refused to strike out approximately 45 cases of alleged drink-driving because of an ongoing delay in hearing them.

A group of residents have failed in their bid to halt the two-day Samhain music festival in Dublin featuring Britpop icon Liam Gallagher.

Ten people including eight schoolchildren have been rushed to hospital following a crash between a van and a schoolbus in Co Donegal.

A judge has criticised the “blank mule-ish refusal” by garda chiefs to listen to his pleas to overhaul the prosecution of suspected speeding motorists.

A man had part of his ear bitten off and 50 people were arrested during this year’s Donegal International Rally.

A bus driver with 48 schoolchildren on board said he broke the speed limit to ensure the safety of his passengers.

A man who lost money in a betting shop and was observed kicking a dog as he emerged into the street, was ordered by a judge to pay the dog-owner €250 in compensation for his action.

An uninsured driver panicked when a garda stopped him this week.

Gardaí responding to the scene of a double fatal shooting in Kildare were greeted by scenes of chaos, an inquest has heard.

Gardaí have refused to rule out further arrests in connection with an alleged human trafficking ring in Co Donegal.

Gardaí had to go to a Mass in Cork City to arrest a man who was so drunk he was a source of danger in the church.

Gardaí have issued a direct appeal to more than 600 people who attended a nightclub in Donegal on the night a teenager passed away in unexplained circumstances.

A water charges protester, convicted yesterday of causing criminal damage to 10 water meters at a housing estate in Carrigaline, Co Cork, was fined €2,000, plus €800 in repairs, and was bound to the peace for two years.

Three Englishmen who ran out of food at sea on a €300m cocaine smuggling operation were so desperate one of them began to consume the drug to stave off hunger.

The owner of a bar in Co Donegal claimed late-night revellers were taking part in a fleadh — which was on in a different county.

Publicans have re-iterated their annual call for a lifting of the ban on Good Friday sales of alcohol, a move they argue is critical ahead of the Easter 2016 celebrations.

A man who almost caused a seven-car pile-up told gardaí he was in a rush to play a football match.

A jury was yesterday shown how two sections of a vehicle bumper, found in separate locations near the scene of a fatal hit-and-run accident, joined together.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has indicated the report of a judicial inquiry into the departure of former garda commissioner Martin Callinan would be published in the “not too distant future”.

A judge has again ordered a psychiatric assessment on a Co Donegal man charged with the murders of his parents.

A garda charged with harassing two women over an 18-month period has had his case adjourned after a court heard he is accessing mental health services in Sligo hospital.

Separate rush-hour accidents yesterday on either side of the South Ring carriageways almost forced the closure of the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork.

A judge has given four prostitutes €1,200 from seized money to leave Ireland and return to Romania.

Gardaí in Donegal are searching for a hooded man who punched a young girl in the stomach while she was with young friends on a picnic.

A 46-year-old man was fighting for his life last night after a stolen ambulance he was driving crashed head-first into a school bus.

A Dublin-based garda has been charged with harassing two women over an 18-month period.

The niece of fashion designer Ralph Lauren verbally abused airline staff, pushed an air hostess against a wall and ranted, roared and shouted incoherently, a court heard yesterday.

The niece of fashion designer Ralph Lauren has been fined €2,000 for pushing an air hostess and swearing at airline staff.

A man who was shot along with his partner in front of their young son on Sunday, would be dead had the gun not jammed, the woman’s father has said.

A drugs squad Garda has been spared a criminal conviction for trespassing at a house in Dublin after he had an argument with a woman.

A mechanic claims he owns a Land Rover Discovery jeep he bought in Limerick on Christmas Eve from an ad on the Done Deal website but which turned out to be stolen.

An inquest jury in Limerick returned a murder verdict in the death of Garryowen rugby player Shane Geoghegan who was shot dead near his home in Kilteragh, Dooradoyle, on the night of Nov 9, 2008.