A garda, who entered a low-rise block of flats after seeing a partly-open window, had committed “a significant trespass” into a one-room studio where a man and his partner were asleep in bed, a judge ruled yesterday.

A civil servant in the Department of Justice has told a judge that gardaí who broke into his Dublin flat five years ago searched his belongings and said to him: “We are searching for bombs, bullets, and guns.”

A 28-year-old mother of three and her young children, who suffered “recurring respiratory illness” because of the state of their local authority home, have been given damages in a settlement against Dublin City Council.

Recently I gave over my column to the joys of sherry and wrote about how well it goes with food. This week it is the turn of port. Port and sherry are drinks we wrongly associate with Christmas when in fact they work all year round.

The High Court has ordered Eircom to disclose the name and address of an anonymous emailer who distributed an allegedly defamatory letter about a waste collection company to public bodies and media organisations.

FANS of U2 will probably know the story of how Larry Mullen and later Bono had to repeatedly court Brian Eno to convince him to work with them on changing their sound.

 

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A victim of serial paedophile Michael Ferry has said he may go to the European Court of Human Rights to get answers as to why the convicted sex offender was able to continue working at a school, where he abused more children.

The director of a Donegal waste disposal business claims he has been wrongfully linked to illegal dumping on an imposter Facebook account.

A top Dublin footballer has been hit with a proposed three-match ban for biting Donegal’s Patrick McBrearty — but last night vowed to appeal.

A garda sergeant has today been cleared of sexually assaulting a female colleague who had claimed he groped her before telling her: “I'd say you're some screamer in bed”.

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Derry City reserve goalkeeper Eugene Ferry is to be dispatched to Sunderland to help the Black Cats and Republic of Ireland winger to finally settle down on Wearside.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis made six changes to his side for this evening’s Capital One Cup second-round clash with Swindon at the Britannia Stadium.

Goalkeeper Reyaard Pieterse was the hero with two brilliant penalty saves in the shoot-out as Rovers advanced to the semi-finals of the EA Sports Cup.

Raffaele Cretaro and Danny North both helped themselves to a double as Sligo Rovers ended Derry City’s reign as EA Sports Cup holders to ease themselves into the semi-finals with a convincing 4-0 win at the Showgrounds.

THE HSE is due next month to complete a review into how a caretaker on the sex offenders register remained working at a Donegal school and was able to rape and sexually assault four boys — even though he had already been convicted of abuse at the school.

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A YOUNG woman hit a man in the head with a hurley so hard that he developed a clot and was left fighting for his life.

Derry City 3 Sligo Rovers 3 (Derry won 5-3 on pens aet)

YOUTH group Foróige has contacted gardaí after it confirmed serial child rapist Michael Ferry worked with it as a volunteer during the 1980s.

Ireland's leading youth group has confirmed that paedophile Michael Ferry worked as a volunteer at one of its clubs.

Derek Mulligan has said that the response from the school, where the caretaker who had abused him worked, makes him "sick to his stomach".

JUSTICE MINISTER Alan Shatter said it is up to gardaí to investigate whether or not the operators of the school where paedophile Michael Ferry worked broke any criminal law.

FERRY sex abuse victim Derek Mulligan described the statement by Coláiste Cholmcille as “lies”.

IRELAND’S leading youth organisation Foróige was last night investigating whether serial paedophile Michael Ferry worked as a youth leader at one of its clubs.

The Donegal summer school where a convicted sex offender worked as a caretaker has issued a statement today expressing its "deepest regret" to Michael Ferry's victims.

Sinn Féin TD for Donegal South West Pearse Doherty has said with hindsight, he was exposed to what could be deemed as inappropriate behaviour by convicted paedophile Michael Ferry.

PRESSURE was last night mounting on the management of a Donegal school to explain why they continued to use paedophile Michael Ferry as a caretaker after he was convicted of sexual assault.

THE system which allowed a convicted paedophile to return to his school caretaker position and abuse four more boys has been branded a joke by his original victim.

IN recent days we’ve had two examples of the terrible contradictions and hypocrisy we tolerate surrounding child protection.

A serial sex abuser who preyed on boys at a summer school building even after being convicted was not employed there as a caretaker, one of its directors has claimed.

The Garda commissioner has told the Justice Minister that Gardaí in Donegal expressed concern about the continued employment of child abuser Michael Ferry at a school in 2002.

The Justice Minister is demanding to know why a school caretaker, who had a conviction for sexually assault, was allowed to continue working at a Donegal school - where he then sexually molested another four young boys.

The rape victim of a Donegal school caretaker who was yesterday jailed says the pain of what he went through will never go away.

A DONEGAL caretaker who kept his job at a school despite a conviction for sexually assaulting a pupil has been sentenced to 18 years for the rape and sexual assault of four more boys.

Donegal school caretaker Michael Ferry, today sentenced to 18 years for the rape and sexual assault of four boys, was not identified after a 2002 sexual assault conviction as his victim did not wish to upset Ferry's ill mother.

MUSIC fans have snapped up over 3,000 free tickets for a concert by Bryan Ferry due to take place during the forthcoming Tall Ships festival in Waterford.

Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry has been taken to hospital after falling ill.

ORGANISERS of this summer’s Tall Ships Races in Waterford have confirmed veteran pop artist Bryan Ferry as the headline act for the opening night.

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is criticising Brian Cowen's handling of the economic crisis.

AIDEN McGEADY’S move to the Premier League and a reunion with Martin O’Neill could hinge on whether or not Aston Villa can sell James Milner to Manchester City.