The mother of Magdelena Luczak, who murdered her son Daniel Pelka, defended her daughter and claimed that social services should also be blamed for his death.

Under-pressure junior doctors at one of Ireland’s busiest hospitals worked 120,000 hours of overtime in the second half of 2012 — costing the taxpayer €4.39m.

The High Court has agreed to continue an injunction obtained by Tesco Ireland against Sinn Féin TD Dessie Ellis and several SIPTU members following what the supermarket chain alleges was an unlawful picket outside one of its depots.

Alex Ferguson believes a "major club" could collapse unless wealthy owners start to act more responsibly.

PAKISTAN’S Supreme Court has blocked a Taliban-style bill passed by the Islamist-led government in a conservative province bordering Afghanistan.

MICHAEL McGEADY'S tears told their own story minutes after North West had clinched the Bulmers Irish Senior Cup at Rosslare on Saturday.

A BITTERLY disappointing week for sport in the west worsened still further yesterday with Galway Golf Club’s defeat by North West in the semi-final of the Bulmers Irish Senior Cup.

TODAY’S Bulmers Irish Cups and Shields programme at Rosslare sees the big guns go into action in the Irish Senior Cup.

THIS is a huge week for golf in Ireland and Britain with at least four major tournaments down for decision.

North West Radio has announced it is not proceeding with its Supreme Court appeal to the withdrawal of its broadcasting licence by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, and it will cease broadcasting on October 1.

GARY WOLSTENHOLME, the only Britain and Ireland amateur to feature on four winning Walker Cup teams, has been named in a provisional 29-strong squad for next August’s defence of the trophy in Chicago.