The club has set up a GoFundMe page to help support Mr Sweeny in his recovery.

Garda Keith Harrison says he is "disappointed" but not surprised with the conclusions of the Disclosures Tribunal.

The HSE has called on the Government’s most senior legal official to provide it with evidence showing why it must publish two detailed reports into the Grace foster abuse scandal, amid an ongoing stand-off between the State bodies.

The judge at the helm of the Garda Ombudsman has said GSOC has at times been “left adrift in a sea of legislative sludge without a paddle”, and looked forward to members of an Oireachtas committee “taking on the role of the O’Donovan brothers” and paddling the watchdog to clearer waters.

The boys in blue are 'beefing' up security!

The Courts Service has warned people not to engage with an email scam in which a bogus message claims the recipient has failed to turn up for jury duty.

Although Uefa continue to insist that the Euro 2016 finals will be played out in public, Martin O’Neill says that he and the Irish squad will be ready to comply with any security restrictions at the tournament in light of the terror attacks in Paris and Brussels.

Members of the public, and perhaps people facing deportation, are being targeted by a sophisticated telephone scam that extracts money.

Gardaí are set to investigate the high-profile leaking of detailed bank inquiry evidence from former Department of Finance secretary general Kevin Cardiff in a move which could potentially see the person responsible fined €500,000 or jailed for a maximum of five years.

Some of Ireland’s biggest employers have been written to by the Data Protection Commissioner in order to assess their compliance after a worrying trend by some employers to force staff and applicants for positions to access and reveal sensitive personal data under Section 4 of the Data Protection Acts held by the Garda Vetting Unit.

A middle-aged woman was arrested at a Co Mayo school after she threatened a member of staff with a knife. Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, which occurred at St Muredach’s College shortly after 9.30am.

Pressure on staff after their colleagues were made redundant compromised security procedures ahead of three robberies at the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) headquarters in Limerick.

PERHAPS Charlie Haughey was the ultimate free spirit. He did not even own his own clothes.

Up to Wednesday night, the term “Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill” meant only one thing — a €34bn noose around the collective necks of the country’s taxpayers.

The Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan told mourners at murdered Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe’s funeral that he and his colleagues are committed to bringing his killer to justice.

Aoife Phelan’s family have issued a statement through local priest Father Gerard Phelan, after the man accused of her murder Robert Corbet was brought before a special sitting of Portlaoise District Court this morning.

Willie O'Dea is no longer a member of the Cabinet.

Air accident investigators say they hope to interview the pilot of the helicopter which crashed in Co Meath later today.

Youngsters suffering homophobic abuse in school may be able to bring their aggressors to book, it was revealed today.

A Chicago woman arrested for importing cocaine into Cork in a beehive hairdo was brought before Cork District Court today.

Suspended Detective Sergeant John White tonight claimed the Morris Tribunal’s finding that he is corrupt is perverse and insisted his acquittal in court proved his innocence.

THE Department of Education has identified a paper trial showing a €1 million fraud at its regional headquarters in Athlone, it was confirmed last night.

The Department of Education has identified a paper trail showing a €1m fraud at its regional headquarters in Athlone, it was confirmed tonight.

Almost 30 drink drivers a day have been arrested so far this year, it emerged today.

The public sector continues to provide more job opportunities than the private sector, according to a report published today by the Economic and Social Research Institute.

THE Morris Tribunal, which was established by the Dáil to investigate garda corruption in Donegal, has been further delayed following an application from the Garda Commissioner.