The owner of one of the country’s best-known nightclubs has been told by a judge to face the music or go to jail.

The Catholic Church has come under fire on several fronts for not supporting priests against whom false allegations of abuse are made.

A country curate yesterday recalled how the support of parishioners and friends helped him get through dark and lonely days when false allegations of abuse made his life hell.

A woman has apologised in the High Court to a priest she falsely accused of abusing her.

‘Corky’ Carroll certainly had an afternoon to savour at yesterday’s well-attended second session of the two-day Kinsale point-to-point at Farrangalway for he partnered three winners.

The Courts Service has revealed RTE’s bill for defamed priest Fr Kevin Reynolds' legal team was more than €150,000.

A HEAVY price has been paid by Aoife Kavanagh.

Heads could roll as Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte confronts the board of the RTÉ Authority tomorrow over the Prime Time Investigates programme Mission To Prey.

The solicitor for Fr Kevin Reynolds has said the chairman of RTE is ultimately responsible for the errors in the 'Mission to Prey' programme which libelled the priest.

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has admitted that legislation did not prevent it from interviewing Fr Kevin Reynolds as part of its inquiry into the Prime Time Investigates programme which defamed the Galway priest.

A priest defamed by RTÉ was not interviewed by the broadcasting watchdog during its investigation, it has emerged.

A solicitor for defamed priest Fr Kevin Reynolds has dismissed a move by RTÉ to scrap the 'Prime Time Investigates' series as "probably cosmetic".

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has been criticised for comments he made following the broadcast of a defamatory 'Prime Time Investigates' programme about Fr Kevin Reynolds.

THE Carl Dore trained Rivazza indicated that he’s in line for a particularly fruitful campaign by gamely making all the running in the winners of two at yesterday’s Kilmoganny Harriers point-to-point outside Kilsheelan.

Two paternity tests have shown that a Co Galway-based priest, featured in an RTÉ 'Prime Time Investigates' programme, is not the father of a Kenyan woman, the High Court has been told.

Snow brought British racing virtually to a halt today but the sole surviving meeting at Southwell proved fertile ground for Lincolnshire trainer Conor Dore.

OYSTERS contaminated through contact with human faeces in an Irish oyster-harvesting site were responsible for 70 cases of gastroenteritis in Ireland and Britain earlier this year.

BENEATH The Radar booked his ticket to next week’s Punchestown Festival when comfortably landing the odds in the McGrath Quarry Group Hurdle at Ballinrobe last night.

Steve Drowne, fresh from securing three victories at Royal Ascot last week, was back in the winner’s enclosure following victory on the veteran Little Edward at Lingfield.

Little Edward rolled back the years with a thrilling victory in the Ashdown Forest Handicap at Lingfield today.

Lady Luck finally smiled on Alan Brown after River Logic showed the form at Market Rasen that could have earned connections a £100,000 bonus at the Cheltenham Festival.

THE family of murdered French socialite Sophie Toscan Du Plantier has dropped a civil action against self-confessed suspect Ian Bailey, it was confirmed yesterday.

Scientists called on the EU’s ageing population today to improve their diet in an attempt to contain such debilitating problems like Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis and colon cancer.

Low handicappers Mary Dore (-4) and Colum O’Driscoll (-3), Parteen, returned an excellent 12 up to win the National Mixed pitch and putt Foursomes title at Larkspur Park, Cashel yesterday.

Israel has pressed ahead relentlessly with its hunt for Palestinian militants, killing a Hamas fugitive in an air strike and sending bulldozers into Gaza to flatten cover for cross-border rocket attacks.

A mother of two has died in Florida after being pummelled in an amateur boxing match, and police opened an investigation into the fight.