The Court of Criminal Appeal has fixed a date in early April for the hearing of part of convicted murderer Catherine Nevin's bid to have her conviction for the murder of her husband Tom declared a miscarriage of justice.

IT was a week when the true meaning of life sentences became clear.

The hearing of part of convicted murderer Catherine Nevin's bid to have her conviction for the murder of her husband Tom declared a miscarriage of justice due to take place next week has been adjourned following a request from her legal team.

THE appeal by Joe O’Reilly against his conviction for the murder of his wife, Rachel, will be heard by the Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) next Thursday.

The appeal by Joe O'Reilly against his conviction for the murder of his wife, Rachel, will be heard by the Court of Criminal Appeal next Thursday.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has fixed a date in January for the hearing part of convicted murderer Catherine Nevin's bid to have her conviction for the conviction for the murder of her husband Tom declared a miscarriage of justice.

Lawyers representing convicted murderer Catherine Nevin have initiated proceedings aimed at having the DPP or Garda commissioner disclose whether three men who gave evidence at her trial were State informers.

There were angry scenes at the Four Courts earlier today when a person sitting in the public gallery was removed from a court room after the Court of Criminal Appeal imposed a 120 hour community sentence order on a man who admitted dangerous driving causing death of a young woman.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has reduced the prison sentence imposed on a Dublin man who kidnapped and raped a Spanish au pair after it ruling that comments made at the his sentencing hearing by Mr Justice Paul Carney were "inappropriate"and "indefensible."

AN ex-IRA man with two previous convictions for kidnapping and described as a danger to society and civilisation had his appeal against a 20-year sentence dismissed in the Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) yesterday.

Neans McSweeney

CAMPAIGNERS seeking radiotherapy services for the south-east have called on the Government to reverse its decision to centralise cancer care after an expert report recommended regional centres be provided.