The attendance of 46,000-plus at this year’s All-Ireland ladies football finals, a record-breaking figure, is a fair indication of the health of the sport.

JUSTICE Minister Alan Shatter has warned barristers and solicitors not to “hype acrimony” in family law cases, claiming too many cases were entering the legal system when they could instead be resolved through mediation.

APPLICATIONS for child custody soared by 44% last year, according to statistics published yesterday.

TAXPAYERS face a multi- million euro bill because government neglect has pushed a service designed to ease the pain and cost of divorce to the brink of collapse, TDs last night warned.