The tragic case in Cobh, Co Cork, highlights the treatment of those with mental disorders by the criminal justice system.

Lance Armstrong has renewed his attack against the United States Anti-Doping Agency by once again claiming the agency’s allegations are based on old, unproved claims.

An action brought by a man detained at the Central Mental Hospital (CMH) who claims that the refusal to release him is a breach of his rights under the European Convention is due to be heard by the High Court in July.

Two unprecedented studies that document pervasive sex abuse by US Roman Catholic clergy found nearly 11,000 young people have claimed they were molested since 1950, and that bishops bear much of the responsibility for the crisis.