A Cavan father-of-four who killed his wife of 33 years at their home has been jailed for 12 years.

Four water charges protes-ters were yesterday freed from jail by the president of the High Court after he upheld their claims that they were unlawfully detained in Mountjoy Prison under a committal warrant that contained a number of errors.

The legal practice operated by high-profile solicitor Frank Buttimer received the highest amount in criminal legal aid payments last year, securing €709,667 (incl Vat) in fees.

Contempt proceedings against people over protests about the installation of water meters have been adjourned to November 5 by the High Court.

A father and daughter appeared in court yesterday charged with resisting arrest and criminal damage during a protest at the Israeli embassy in Dublin.

Love/Hate actor Leroy Harris has been ordered to carry out 150 hours of community service to avoid six months in jail for supplying cannabis.

The top earning criminal legal aid lawyer in the country, Frank Buttimer, said yesterday that if legal aid pay rates are reduced any further, it will become uneconomical for lawyers to provide a legal aid service.

A young actor, who featured in the controversial cat-killing scene in the hit crime series Love/Hate, has been remanded on bail pending sentence after he pleaded guilty to a cannabis dealing charge.

A young actor who featured in the controversial cat-killing scene in the hit crime series Love/Hate has appeared in court accused of cannabis dealing.

A deaf man replied “I am sorry about him, it was an accident” when he was charged with killing a man who died after he was hit by a bus in Dublin City centre.

A deaf man has apologised for the death of a man who was hit by a bus following an alleged roadside altercation.

The High Court has ruled that a 57-year-old man is entitled to a 120-acre farm of a man who turned out to be his biological father.

An unemployed dance teacher who falsely accused X Factor judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub will learn today if he has won his appeal against a six-month prison sentence.

A former dance teacher was “crying out for help” when he made unfounded claims he was sexually assaulted by X Factor judge Louis Walsh, an appeal court was told yesterday.

An unemployed dance teacher who falsely accused 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub has suffered from post-traumatic stress for more than a decade, a court has heard.

A former garda has been charged with corruption and breaching the data protection act.

The highest earning lawyer through the State’s criminal legal aid scheme last year was Ian Bailey’s solicitor, Cork-based Frank Buttimer.

X Factor judge Louis Walsh is pleased and relieved after a man who falsely accused him of sexual assault was sentenced to six months in jail, his spokeswoman said.

A MAN described as a “Walter Mitty type” has apologised in court after admitting he concocting bogus allegations that he was sexually assaulted by X Factor judge Louis Walsh.

A MAN who accused X Factor judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub has been charged with a second count of inventing the story.

A property developer was found not guilty today of criminal damage and dangerous driving charges in connection with an incident in which a concrete mixer truck was driven at the gates of Leinster House last September.

A PROPERTY developer accused of dangerous driving for allegedly parking a cherry-picker outside Leinster House may face further charges, a court heard yesterday.

The High Court has ordered the release of a man who was placed in custody this morning following a protest in which a cherry-picker bedecked with anti-government slogans was parked outside the gates of Leinster House.

A JUDGE has refused to strike out the case of a property developer charged with criminal damage after a concrete mixer truck was driven against the gates of Leinster House last September.

BROKE builder Joe McNamara told a Dublin court he was “exercising his constitutional right to protest” when he parked a 15-tonne cement truck at the gates of Leinster House on Wednesday.

FOR years we have been encouraged to “invest” our money in the now decimated pension funds as tax allowable deductions, etc.

Local residents today pledged to object to the installation of floodlights at Croke Park because of the GAA’s ‘disrespectful’ attitude towards them.