A 'business consultant' has unreservedly apologised before the President of the High Court for remarks made in an e-mail about another judge.

A High Court judge has made an order preventing a 'business consultant' acting as a legal advisor in court cases.

A High Court judge has warned persons involved in litigation of the consequences of taking bad advice from those who are not qualified in the law.

The Public Accounts Committee will today hear from another public servant who feels victimised after making a complaint, writes Michael Clifford.

A prison officer has been awarded €30,000 as a result of unfair treatment he received after making a protected disclosure, in what is believed to be the first of its kind under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.

The case of a prison officer who made a protected disclosure lends itself to the question of whether related legislation provides enough protections, writes Michael Clifford.

A whistleblower in the Irish Prison Service has written to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar complaining that his family is in danger of losing their home over financial penalties being imposed on him because he made claims of malpractice.

Michael Clifford looks at one prison officer’s complaints, which were upheld by retired judge William Early, and the prison service’s response.

An empty concert seat will be reserved in memory of Daniel O’Donnell’s late mother Julia as the singer returns tonight to the venue that gave him his first big break.

Construction worker Martin Early broke down in tears and hugged members of his legal team in court after a jury, on the directions of a judge, acquitted him of the murder of a young, pregnant, woman almost 14 years ago.

A Dublin plumber who broke a man’s skull with a claw hammer after finding him in his former partner’s bed has avoided a jail sentence.

A GAA spectator was yesterday returned for trial concerning an alleged on-pitch assault that resulted in a footballer losing three teeth and being rendered unconscious.

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A cleaner has been spared jail for fraudulently claiming more than €22,000 in benefits while he had a job.

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A Dublin man who fraudulently lived off Irish disability benefits for almost two years while in Malaysia, where he quit drugs and started a family, has been given suspended jail terms totalling 12 months.

A GARDA found guilty of threatening and abusive behaviour will escape a criminal conviction if he makes a charitable donation of €250.

THREE goals in a blistering five-minute spell during the first half paved the way for a Bray Wanderers stroll at Hunky Dorys Park to boost their hopes of Setanta Cup qualification.

A DANCE teacher was charged with making a false accusation that he was groped by X Factor judge Louis Walsh in the toilets of a Dublin nightclub.

A defrocked priest accused of possessing thousands of pornographic images of children was served with a book of evidence today and sent forward for trial before a judge and jury.

Property developer Joe McNamara has said he will stop his protests after his prosecution for parking a cherry picker truck outside Leinster House was dropped today.

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy.

A Cavan-based construction firm currently working on London’s 2012 Olympic Stadium could face a €6m fine for unsafe building site conduct which left an employee paralysed from the neck down.

A 15-year-old boy was served with a book of evidence today and sent forward for trial to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possessing a loaded semi-automatic hand gun and nearly €2,000 worth of cocaine and heroin.

Thirty-three forgery charges have been brought against a former FÁS executive, who is accused of defrauding the state training agency of more than €600,000.

ANGRY army representatives have warned that soldiers will not be silenced on concerns over pay cuts and have told the Government to instead hit the wealthy with taxes.

Ireland's statutory rape laws apply to all cultures a judge said today during the case of a 15-year-old Romanian mother of one who is in a relationship with a man aged 20.

CONVICTED murderer Catherine Nevin had her case for alleged possession in prison of a mobile phone adjourned yesterday.

A 22-year-old woman was today remanded in custody in connection with the discovery of two pipe bombs in her Dublin home.

James Brown's widow Tomi Rae Hynie and the soul star's six adult children have been told to try to agree upon a final resting place for the singer so he can rest in peace.

PREGNANCY, divorce and knickerless partying have made Britney Spears the most popular Yahoo search in the world for the fifth time in six years.

Pregnancy, divorce and knickerless partying have made Britney Spears the most popular Yahoo search in the world for the fifth time in six years.

A nine-year-old schoolboy, who was suspected of mugging two teenagers, walked free from court today after a robbery charge against him was dropped.

A 62-year-old man based in Cyprus was today charged with organising prostitution in the Dublin region.

A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy arrested in connection with a mugging appeared in court yesterday, making him the youngest child to face a criminal prosecution in Ireland in recent years.

A 15-year-old boy, who attacked a garda that had stopped him from visiting a prostitute, has been put into a detention centre for his own safety.

An out-of-control teenage girl has been detained for five months on her 75th conviction.

A 16-year-old boy’s crime spree ended today when he was detained for 15 months for 50 crimes committed over two and a half years.

Terminally-ill patients could benefit from a €10,000 donation made by an All Ireland-winning footballer to avoid a criminal conviction for breaking the jaw of another player, it emerged tonight.

An All-Ireland Championship winning gaelic footballer today escaped a jail sentence after being convicted of breaking the jaw of another player during a challenge match.