A solicitor has accepted responsibility for failing to "twig" a client had informed him of two previous accidents following a consultation about suing in relation to a third, the High Court has heard.

Solicitor Gerald Kean, who last week got €160,000 damages from a High Court jury after it found he was defamed in an Irish Daily Star article, has settled an additional claim for breach of privacy arising from the article.

A High Court jury, in a majority verdict, has awarded €160,000 damages to solicitor Gerald Kean after finding he was defamed in a newspaper article concerning a visit by members of the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) to his Dublin office.

A 38-year old part-time sales assistant at retailer, Michael Guiney has been awarded €68,636 after she was assaulted by an irate customer with a bicycle locking chain.

A man with advanced liver disease as a result of contracting Hepatitis C from a contaminated blood transfusion administered to him when a young child is to get compensation of more than €1.26 million as a result of a High Court ruling.

A former soldier has settled his damages action against the State over health problems he claimed he suffered as a result of being prescribed the anti-malaria drug Larium.

Joey Barton has backed Paddy Madden to add to his solitary Irish cap.

Johne Murphy is best known on these shores as a Munster rugby player who also had a very successful stint with Leicester in England, having learned the game at Newbridge College, Naas, and Lansdowne.

The case, which took place over 13 days, centred on the newspaper's use of a press release from Paudie Coffey's FG Carlow-Kilkenny colleague, John Paul Phelan.

Former Republic of Ireland international Wes Hoolahan is wanted by League One outfits Oxford United and Fleetwood Town.

A defamation action by public relations consultant, Monica Leech, over a December 2004 article in the Irish Independent has been settled.

The 2018 GAA season has begun in earnest. One of the key talking points is whether Galway will retain their All-Ireland hurling title, writes Jack Anderson.

Joey Barton believes gambling is "culturally ingrained" in English football.

The recognition of trade unions for the first time by Ryanair has "nothing to do" with the airline's defamation action against three pilots, a judge said in his charge to a High Court jury.

Three gardaí were receiving such a vicious beating from associates of a Dublin criminal gang that a detective was forced to extricate them at gunpoint and arrest their assailants, the High Court has heard.

Sam Allardyce has ruled out returning to Crystal Palace after Frank de Boer was sacked just four matches into the Premier League season.

Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez has brushed aside claims he is fuelling the negativity surrounding the club.

A lecturer who claimed he was defamed in a letter sent by his college authorities to around 100 students has settled his High Court action.

A retired garda, who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder following an armed siege in Ramelton, Co Donegal, 19 years ago, was awarded €50,000 compensation.

Joey Barton has called on football to reconsider its links with the gambling industry after the Football Association banned him for 18 months for breaking its betting rules.

Derry manager Damian Barton isn’t surprised to see the Cork footballers fighting for their Division 2 survival, such has been the bizarre nature of this year’s league.

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Psychological injuries after head on crash prevented return to work

Even Joey Barton could not inspire Burnley as they played out an FA Cup third round stalemate at Sunderland.

A man who grabbed a nine-year-old girl from a play park and tried to drag her into a wooded area has been jailed for three years.

Joey Barton will hold talks with Rangers on Thursday as the first step in resolving the midfielder's future.

Joey Barton has been issued with a notice of complaint by the Scottish Football Association after being accused of betting on football matches.

Woman issued proceedings on legality of her detention by gardaí

A 16-year-old girl at high risk of being sexually exploited by men should be placed in a secure unit for troubled teenagers, the High Court has heard.

Damian Barton has had a pop at his detractors and quipped he “might just quit” if he steers Derry into the All- Ireland quarter-finals.

A Garda who claimed he feared for his life when he was assaulted in a “frenzied kung fu-style attack” has been awarded €60,000 damages in the High Court.

A garda who was shot in New Orleans last year after withdrawing $200 dollars from an ATM, has been awarded more than €36,000 in compensation for injuries he suffered while chasing down criminals almost six years ago.

A retired garda sergeant, who suffered ongoing back pain and depression following a serious assault during a car rally in Galway nearly 20 years ago, has been awarded €105,000 damages in the High Court.