A Meath man has been jailed for two years for the rape and sexual assault of his younger sister on their family farm and home which has been described as “a house where sexual abuse was culture”.

A car dealer found guilty of breaking consumer protection laws by selling previously crashed vehicles has been warned that he must pay compensation.

A friend of a Tipperary man accused of rape told the jury in his trial at the Central Criminal Court that he came forward to give evidence on his friend's behalf after reading a newspaper report on the case last week.

A jury in the trial of a Tipperary man accused of raping a woman as she slept in her father’s house after celebrating her 19th birthday has heard that he denied the allegation during Garda interview.