A 29-year-old man has been charged in relation to the gangland murder of Gareth Hutch in Dublin last week.

A 16-year-old boy has admitted being the ringleader of two breakouts from a Dublin detention centre which led to massive searches, security reviews, and a community put in fear.

A Dublin woman accused of the murder of her two-year-old son wept in court as her case was adjourned for a book of evidence to be prepared.

It was apt that on Father’s Day, Pat McConnon could boast to being the proudest Dad in the land.

A six-year-old boy tried to save his friend when he fell into a fast-flowing river, an inquest heard.

A 75-year-old farmer who admitted harassing an auctioneer following an auction where he paid €605,000 for 48 acres of land has been given a suspended sentence.

A suspected gas explosion that rocked Killarney, Co Kerry, at 6.20am on Saturday claimed the life of a popular local businessman, further loss of life being avoided due to the early hour of the blast.

Five Polish football supporters who got involved in a drink-fuelled row and shouted abuse at gardaí at Dublin Airport have been spared custodial sentences.

A ONE-YEAR-OLD toddler who died after being struck by a car driven by her father had only just learnt to walk a couple of weeks earlier, an inquest has heard.

A 10-year-old girl who saved her four-year-old brother from drowning today insisted she would do it again in a heartbeat.

A detective saw alleged Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt in the company of the FBI spy testifying against him, a court heard today.

A 28-year-old Somali man has appeared in court in Co Kildare charged with the murder of his 20-month-old son.