A dependency on alcohol can diminish a person’s responsibility for murder such that juries should be allowed to find them guilty of manslaughter, the Court of Appeal has been told.

A Meath man who sexually abused his fiancee's three young daughters in a “gross betrayal of trust” shortly after moving into their family home has moved to appeal his conviction.

NHS England has lost its appeal over a High Court ruling that it has the legal power to commission PrEP, a "game changer" service in the fight against HIV/Aids.