The Court of Appeal has upheld a judge’s decision to grant injunctions allowing two Leaving Cert students facing expulsion for videoing and posting on social media a classmate snorting some white powder during a class, to return to school.

A man jailed for raping his wife, after she asked a judge not to send him to jail, must wait to hear whether his sentence will be increased on foot of an appeal by prosecutors.

A convicted rapist who robbed cash and alcohol from an off-license while on bail for a series of other thefts has been given an extra six months in jail by the Court of Appeal.

A dependency on alcohol can diminish a person’s responsibility for murder such that juries should be allowed to find them guilty of manslaughter, the Court of Appeal has been told.

A 75-year-old man has had his conviction for raping his granddaughter quashed after reports were obtained to determine whether he was fit to stand trial at the Central Criminal Court more than a year ago.

A detective garda jailed for harassing a State solicitor by sending abusive letters is to walk free from prison following a successful sentence appeal.

A Louth man “hounded” by the media for repeatedly being caught with child pornography, according to his lawyers, has had his prison sentence cut on appeal.

Retired businessman Ted Cunningham has been refused an extension of time to appeal his failed High Court challenge in which he claimed the State unlawfully seized some £3m (€3.4m) from his home which gardaí alleged was part of the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast in December 2004.

Struck-off solicitor Michael Lynn has lost his latest legal challenge ahead of a trial next year for alleged theft of almost €30 million.

A pensioner who put a bomb on a bus bound for Dublin and made hoax bomb threats during Queen Elizabeth’s State visit to Ireland has lost an appeal against his conviction which focused on Irish language rights.

Dale's father said he “couldn’t believe that my son was left unrecognisable in the bed, that one human being could do that to another".

A former principal who stole €204,000 from his school for golf equipment and weekends away has been sent to jail after his original suspended sentence was deemed too lenient.

A Limerick man whose conviction for the rape of a woman in her home was quashed last year has been jailed for 12 years for the same offence.

Michael Lynn (50) of Carlton Square, Maynooth, Co Kildare, is due to stand trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court next year on 21 counts of stealing almost €30m from seven financial institutions.

A violent burglar used as “muscle” to evict a family from their home, in an attack led by former INLA man Dessie O’Hare, has had his prison sentence increased on foot of an appeal by prosecutors.

A 79-year-old man the FBI believes has been producing and selling child pornography “for at least 30 years” has lost a legal challenge to his pending extradition.

A Carlow man whose farm was “strewn with skeletal remains” has lost an appeal against the severity of his three-year prison sentence for “shocking” levels of animal cruelty.

A Mayo man given life for the murder of two elderly brothers with special needs has been given a date in June for an appeal against his conviction.

A man jailed for distributing tens of thousands of child porn images and videos was "well advised" to drop an appeal against the severity of his sentence, according to the President of the Court of Appeal.

A man previously jailed for damaging a €10m Monet painting has had second-thoughts about representing himself in an appeal for handling another artwork stolen from a stately home.

Polish national Dariusz Alchimionek had denied the manslaughter of one man and assault causing harm to his brother.

A District Court judge was “wrong” to dismiss charges brought against Irish Water protestors arising out of an incident in Dublin three years ago, according to the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge of the Eighth Amendment referendum result.

A woman serving life for murder has had her conviction quashed after the Court of Appeal found her jury should have been allowed consider whether she had been provoked by her late partner before killing him.

A Limerick man sentenced to 12 and a half years imprisonment for punching, kicking and repeatedly raping a woman in her home has had his conviction overturned on appeal.

Transport Minister Shane Ross wants to reform the system of judicial appointments and has threatened to block the naming of new judges, writes Michael Clifford

Gangs of repeat burglars who target the vulnerable in rural areas could face up to 14 years in prison, the Court of Appeal has indicated.

A former Fine Gael TD and Minister of State has been named President of the Court of Appeal.

One of two men caught “red handed” with loaded guns at “optimal readiness”, as well as a can of petrol, has had his 12 year prison sentence cut to 11 on appeal.

An ex-republican paramilitary, wanted for a murder in Co Tyrone almost 20 years ago, has lost his latest legal challenge to being extradited North.

The Court of Appeal heard that the victims were a young woman and her civil-engineering-student boyfriend who had broken up as a result of the incident.

A man jailed for the robbery of a 71-year-old he attacked with a hammer has had his prison sentence increased following an appeal by prosecutors.

A Dublin man has lost an appeal against the severity of a seven-year prison sentence for killing his partner's son.

A man jailed for the rape and sexual assault of a woman has had his 15-year prison sentence increased to 19 years, following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions. He abducted the woman’s child in the same incident.

Wayne Dundon and Nathan Killeen have had their convictions for the murder of innocent businessman Roy Collins in Limerick upheld by the Court of Appeal.

An 82-year-old man jailed for indecently assaulting an eight-year-old girl 50 years ago has had his jail term cut on appeal.

A Kildare man jailed for dangerous driving causing the death of one of his best friends has been spared an increased jail sentence despite an appeal by prosecutors.

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The Court of Appeal has upheld a 13-year-jail term imposed on a man for raping a woman four times in a single incident.

Two men who received 20-year prison sentences for an aggravated burglary in Co Tipperary had their sentences reduced to 18 years on appeal.

A former heroin addict jailed for life for the murder of his friend during an argument over drugs has has his conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal.

Mr Justice George Birmingham said the sentence imposed was not a harsh one. However, it did not address the question of post-release supervision.

A man given two life sentences for the double murder of a mother and child in Killorglin, Co Kerry, has had his conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal.

A man given two life sentences for the double murder of a mother and child in Killorglin, Co Kerry has had his conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal.