The planned police authority should include former gardaí, judges, and professionals including mediation and human resource experts, according to mid-ranking officers.

A man in his 20s was killed in a car accident in the north-west on Christmas Day as he drove home having visited his girlfriend.

TWO Derry footballers were in court for being involved in a pub brawl in Galway city after their team’s defeat in the recent semi-finals of the Celebrity Bainisteoir television series.

A PARISIAN chef used the video camera on his phone to peek under women’s skirts as they browsed in a clothes shop.

A JUDGE who was on the Immigration Appeals Tribunal launched a blistering attack on the State’s failure to effectively crack down on people-trafficking.