A boy who was allegedly sexually abused with a hot poker by his father only disclosed the allegations when he was in foster care, where his father could not find him, a trial has heard.

A second forensic psychiatrist has told a jury a murder accused suffering from schizophrenia was “not capable of forming a specific intent”.

A Carlow man who claimed his grandniece asked him to pay her for sex will be sentenced next month for regularly raping both her and another niece.

The jury in the trial of a Waterford man charged with the 2012 murder of Martin Brophy has been told that if they are satisfied the accused assaulted Mr Brophy in the manner described in Facebook messages, then it is clear the accused is guilty of murder.

The jury in the trial of a Waterford man charged with the murder of Martin Brophy has heard that gardaí were provided with a clip from the film American History X in which one man tells another to bite the kerb before applying bodily force to the head.

A murder trial has heard that a Waterford man accused of murdering Martin Brophy told gardaí in interview that he “pushed and kicked” the deceased.

A former priest and school principal has had his appeal against his conviction for the sexual abuse rejected.

A man who admitted that his driving caused the death of an “inspirational” teacher in a head-on collision last year has put flowers at the scene of the fatal crash and met with the victim’s family yesterday, a court heard.

A girl told a court how a trusted family friend sexually assaulted her with a sex toy when she was 13 years old, before later having sex with her.

A Wexford man accused of raping his son’s girlfriend has said everything he did with the woman in his car had been consensual.

The concluding stages have been reached in the trial of a Wexford man charged with raping a 14-year-old baby-sitter in 2006.

The jury in the trial at the Central Criminal Court of a Wexford man charged with raping a 14-year-old baby-sitter has heard that no trace of semen was found on swabs taken from the alleged victim.

A Wexford man charged with raping a 14-year-old baby-sitter in his sister's home was threatened with being "knee-capped" unless he pleaded guilty and has been subjected to silent phonecalls.

A Wexford apprentice carpenter has been given a seven years sentence by Mr Justice Peter Charleton at the Central Criminal Court for raping a student near Waterford city centre before Christmas 2004.