An adult son told his elderly mother: “Take a last look at your garden, it is the last time you are going to see it because I am going to kill you now.”

A mother whose husband allegedly attacked their disabled son with church oil was today denied a barring order against the man.

A judge yesterday ordered a man to stop posting messages on Facebook about the paternity of a six month old baby girl.

A woman has expressed her delight after securing legal rights over twins born through a surrogate in India.

A judge has described as “filthy” and “appalling” a mother’s circulation of a notice alleging that a home in the area is the subject of an ongoing garda investigation into child sex abuse.

A judge has granted a two- year care order to the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, for a one-year-old girl who tested positive for opiates at birth.

A 12-year-old girl, who threatened to have classmates shot, was in tears after being taken away from her parents and brought to her new foster parent, a court has heard.

A judge has granted a care order to the Child and Family Agency (CFA) in respect of two small children after hearing that both parents have recently tried to take their own lives.

The country’s top judge has said she was delighted that the Government had earmarked a site for the construction of a dedicated courts complex to deal with family-related cases.

The Chief Justice has welcomed the news that a site for a Family Law Court has been secured.

WATERFORD is to get a new standalone family court in an effort to deal with a growing backlog of cases and free up the main courthouse for criminal and civil cases.