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LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: McCabe counsel asks chairman to rule journalists did not have privilege, Jean-Claude Junker meets President Higgins

Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime...

Fri, 22 Jun, 2018

Cork man who raped step-daughter from age of 11, impregnating her twice, loses jail-term appeal

A Cork man who persistently raped his step-daughter from the age of 11 to 16, impregnating her twice in the 1970s, has lost an appeal against the severity of his 12-year jail term.

Fri, 27 Apr, 2018

Cage fighter and his accomplice appeal convictions for murder of man beaten and left to drown

A cage fighter and his accomplice in the murder of a 23-year-old beaten and left to drown in the river Shannon have moved to appeal their convictions.

Fri, 27 Oct, 2017

Tipperary man fails to overturn kidnap-and-assault conviction

A Tipperary man has failed in an attempt to overturn his conviction for the kidnap and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in a remote woodland 10 years ago.

Mon, 08 Nov, 2010

Inquest rules carer’s assault on mental patient was not direct cause of death

A PATIENT at the Central Mental Hospital died from injuries incurred while he was being restrained by staff during his transfer from one part of the facility to another, an inquest has heard.

Thu, 04 Oct, 2007