Ian Bailey has appeared before a district court in Co. Cork on four charges following his arrest last August, including for alleged drug driving.

A hearing into the proposed extradition of Ian Bailey to France, where he is facing a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier, is expected to take place in early May.

It is the third time French authorities have sought Mr Bailey’s surrender in relation to the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Ian Bailey has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and was tonight being detained in Bantry Garda Station.

Ian Bailey has said he is praying the truth will come out after he was convicted of the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, 39, in West Cork more than 20 years ago

With just two Cork witnesses present from a list of 22, the dissemination of evidence at the Ian Bailey murder trial resembled an attempt to flesh out the personality of a guilty man, in the absence of a direct link to the crime, writes Michael Clifford in Paris.

A European arrest warrant is expected to be issued in the coming months for Ian Bailey following his conviction for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier yesterday in Paris.

In a video recorded by the Irish Examiner in Bantry, Mr Bailey said he had a lot of support when asked about the pending verdict.

The failure of the Irish authorities to charge Ian Bailey with murder does not mean that he is innocent of the crime, according to the judge presiding over the trial of Mr Bailey in France.

Ian Bailey's solicitor, Frank Buttimer, has said Mr Bailey will not be attending the trial in France for Sophie Du Plantier's murder.

Ian Bailey has said that it seems

Ian Bailey has said that it is "inevitable" that he will be found guilty of the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier - however he has insisted he is an innocent man.

The timing of the publication of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission report into the investigation of the West Cork murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in 1996 must provoke deep cynicism.

The report outlines Mr Bailey’s arrests, on suspicion of a murder he has always denied, on February 10, 1997, and January 27, 1998. On both occasions, Mr Bailey was released without charge.

Ian Bailey says he expects a French court would find him guilty of the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Cork.

The solicitor for the family of Sophie Toscan du Plantier say they “do not fear” efforts by Ian Bailey to bring a case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), and also said they hope to hold the trial against him in France before the end of the year.

Ian Bailey has said he will now go to the European Court of Human Rights after the French supreme court threw out his legal challenge to efforts by French authorities to try him for the voluntary homicide of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Ian Bailey could now be facing a massive legal costs bill running to millions of euro after a ruling by the Court of Appeal.

Court of Appeal overturns its decision to allow partial retrial

Seeking to join the ranks of Serial and Making A Murderer’, Audible’s new series West Cork looks to tell the story of a murder across 13 episodes, and shines its spotlight on one of Ireland’s most notorious unsolved crimes.

A French appeals court has ruled that Ian Bailey should stand trial in France for the voluntary homicide of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Decision due on challenge against being charged with voluntary homicide of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

The State has urged the Court of Appeal to overturn its decision permitting a retrial of part of a civil action by Ian Bailey, over the conduct of the Garda investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

The State has urged the Court of Appeal to overturn its decision permitting a retrial of part of Ian Bailey’s civil action over the conduct of the Garda investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

The State wants the Court of Appeal to overturn its decision allowing one ground of Ian Bailey’s appeal against the dismissal of his damages case over the conduct of the Garda investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

The long-waited Gsoc Bailey report is undergoing a “thorough” internal legal review and could be some months away from being published, the Irish Examiner understands.

Ian Bailey has lost most grounds of his appeal over a High Court jury’s rejection of his civil claim for damages against the State over the conduct of the Garda investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, reports Ann O’Loughlin.

It has been claimed that a newly uncovered file shows gardaí knew as far back as 2002 that there were question marks regarding the credibility of Marie Farrell, a key witness in the initial garda probe into the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

The Court of Appeal will give its judgement tomorrow on Ian Bailey’s appeal over a High Court jury’s dismissal of his claim that various gardai conspired to frame him for the late 1996 murder in west Cork of French film maker Sophie Toscan du Planter, reports Ann O’Loughlin.

Ian Bailey will not be extradited to France to face trial for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier after a High Court judge threw out an attempt to have him surrendered to French authorities, describing the action as “an abuse of process”.

The High Court is expected to deliver judgment next month on a second request for Ian Bailey’s extradition to France in relation to the death of Sophie Tuscan du Plantier.

The High Court is expected to deliver judgement next month on a second request for Ian Bailey's extradition to France in relation to the death of Sophie Tuscan du Plantier.

A long-awaited GSOC report into the garda investigation of journalist Ian Bailey is due to be published in the next three weeks.

Ian Bailey’s legal team has submitted points of objection to the application by French authorities to have him extradited for the alleged voluntary homicide of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Gardaí investigating the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder were prepared to “contemplate altering, modifying or suppressing evidence” that hindered their belief that journalist Ian Bailey killed her, the Fennelly Commission final report has concluded.

Recordings of calls by several gardaí who had key roles in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation show they considered altering and suppressing evidence to bolster their case against Ian Bailey.

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A High Court judge probably should not have warned key witness Marie Farrell about perjury in front of the jury hearing Ian Bailey’s damages case but it was a “harmless error”, the State has told the Court of Appeal.

A High Court judge “unfairly disparaged” Marie Farrell, a key witness for Ian Bailey, during Mr Bailey’s civil case for damages against the Garda commissioner and State, the Court of Appeal has been told.

Ian Bailey’s appeal of his failed civil action against the Gardai and the State over claims they tried to frame him for murder is due to get underway today.

The High Court is due to hear an application in the morning to endorse a European Arrest Warrant for Ian Bailey.

An application to endorse a European Arrest Warrant for Ian Bailey for the alleged voluntary homicide of Sophie Toscan du Plantier will be heard at the High Court tomorrow.

Ian Bailey has admitted that his situation is “perilous” after French authorities lodged an application for a fresh European arrest warrant in their latest bid to have him extradited to face a murder indictment linked to the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Ian Bailey’s solicitor has denounced the latest moves by French prosecutors to try his client in relation to the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, claiming all the allegations had already been dismissed in this country, writes Ian Bailey.