A man found floating in the ocean next to 65 bales of cocaine has had his 30-year prison sentence for one of the State’s largest ever drugs haul cut to 23 years by the Court of Appeal.

Two women who got refugee status here and later became Irish citizens have lost significant test actions over whether they are entitled to enhanced family reunification rights under the Refugee Act.

Two High Court judges have been nominated by the Government for appointment as judges of the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal will rule later this month on a Dublin woman’s challenge of the abortion referendum result.

Lawyers for a convicted murderer have told the Court of Appeal their client could not get a fair trial due to the “scandalous” handling of a garda informer.

A Tipperary woman is facing a substantial legal costs bill after the Court of Appeal ruled a man whose car collided with hers bore no liability for the accident.