A Dublin family who won a landmark High Court action against an order for their eviction from their council home over alleged anti-social behaviour have been awarded €40,000 in compensation.

THE Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has said a key provision on mandatory sentencing in the Criminal Justice Bill 2007 presented a “danger of injustice” in individual cases.

IRELAND’S new anti-terror laws carry a “significant risk” of breaching individual human rights, the State’s human rights watchdog has said.

DATA Protection Commissioner (DPC) Joe Meade yesterday said it would be strongly opposed to any “excessive” plans by the Government to retain data on people’s private use of phones, email and the internet.

ROY WHITING, the killer of British schoolgirl Sarah Payne, has been caged for at least 50 years, it was confirmed yesterday.

There are no plans to change the European Union flag, Commission officials in Brussels insisted today, despite a bold new design proffered by a Dutch architect.

An England football fan jailed in Brussels for rioting during the Euro 2000 championships is awaiting the result of his appeal.