An “isolated” man who sexually exploited 24 girls through Skype, WhatsApp, and other online communications has been given a six-year sentence, with half of the term suspended.

A man has been sent forward to the criminal court on 18 charges of sexual exploitation of minors using electronic media, including Skype.

A Clonakilty man who was barred for life from a local hotel was jailed for two years today for violently kicking in a door at the premises during a Christmas visit.

Throw a sliotar across a field in the vicinity of any of the communities which nestle against the Kilkenny/ Tipperary border and you’re likely to hit someone who supports one county but is married to, works with, or is friends with, someone from the other side.

A father and daughter have been remanded in custody in relation to the discovery of €1.5m worth of cocaine and cannabis and €399,000 of cannabis, respectively, at two addresses in Co Kilkenny.

A Kilkenny teenager has died in Spain while holidaying with her mother and grandmother to celebrate her Leaving Cert results, it was revealed today.

A father and son have appeared in court in Co Cork again today in connection with an attack which left a Garda hospitalized with multiple injuries.