They do things differently in France.

A service officer in the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) office admitted to gardaí that he had a peek in a Peter Butterly murder suspect's file and took pictures of parts of other files, a trial has heard.

FOR the ten victims who have made Garda complaints about the horrific abuse they endured at the hands of ‘Father B’ in Cloyne, Co Cork, the expected publication later this year of the Dublin Archdiocese report is certainly another important milestone in their hard-fought battle for justice.

FORMER Bishop of Galway Eamon Casey is expected to return to ministry in an English parish as it emerges that gardaí are unlikely to seek his prosecution in relation to claims of abuse made against him in Ireland.