Member of the public are being asked by the Government what alternative approaches should there be for people caught in possession of drugs for personal use.

Mr Justice George Birmingham said the sentence imposed was not a harsh one. However, it did not address the question of post-release supervision.

A Limerick man jailed for life for the murder of a 71-year-old retired soldier, whom he knew and whose fires he would light in his home, has moved to appeal his conviction.

A Limerick man jailed for life for the murder of a 71-year-old retired soldier, who he knew and whose fires he would light in his home, has moved to appeal his conviction.

A man jailed for falsely imprisoning an 11-year-old girl he “lifted” from a green area next to her hall door has moved to appeal against the severity of his 17-year sentence.

Two men charged with cutting turf on a protected bog, and who lost a High Court case aimed at stopping their prosecution, must wait to hear the outcome of an appeal.

The State has given an undertaking not to extradite an Irishman described by the FBI as the world's 'largest facilitator of child porn' pending the outcome of a Supreme Court appeal.

A man serving two prison sentences for robbing prostitutes has had an eight-year term cut to six on appeal.

The State has asked the Court of Appeal to quash a murder conviction and order a retrial after it emerged that the then deputy State pathologist Khalid Jabbar’s work was not peer-reviewed.

A woman thought the sexual abuse inflicted on her by her uncle was normal until she watched a television programme and realised “this didn't happen to everybody”.

A man who raped a woman in her apartment after she invited him in for drinks with friends, has had his eight-year jail term cut to five on appeal.

A law lecturer who took a ferry to Ireland after an Ipswich jury convicted him of possessing child porn, has lost his latest legal challenge.

A drunk driver who was pursued “from one end of Cork to another” in a stolen van before “deliberately” driving at a stationary garda motorcyclist has moved to appeal his 12-year sentence.

A man charged with urinating in public has been granted leave to challenge the constitutionality of the offence of indecent exposure.

A Cork man given eight years jail for seriously assaulting his wife, who refused to give evidence against him in court, faces a retrial following a successful appeal.

A Cork man given eight years for seriously assaulting his wife, who refused to give evidence against him at trial, is set to be released from prison following a successful appeal.

A man jailed for damaging a Claude Monet painting estimated to be worth €10m has lost an appeal against conviction.

A man jailed for the attempted robbery of a cash-in-transit van has had his prison sentence cut on appeal.

A Limerick man jailed for life for the murder of a father-of-six in a case of mistaken identity almost 10 years ago, has lost an appeal against conviction.

A Dublin man given a wholly suspended sentence for his third offence under the firearms act, has been sent to jail following an undue leniency appeal by prosecutors.

The Dutch skipper of one of the world’s largest fishing trawlers, who was found guilty of breaching EU fishing regulations in Irish seas, has moved to appeal his conviction.

Former businessman Breifne O’Brien, who was jailed for inducing others to advance millions of euro to him for investment in bogus property deals, is seeking to pursue an appeal to the Supreme Court.

An ex-businessman who, with others, burned a garda’s private car after she seized a vehicle for having no insurance, has been spared jail despite an appeal by prosecutors.

Daily Mass-going paedophile school principal Patrick Barry has been released from prison back into the community in west Clare after serving only 18 months in jail.

A man with 423 previous convictions has had his sentence for robbery reduced after “problems” were identified in the sentencing process.

A first-time offender will not serve any extra jail time for a nightclub ‘glassing’ assault, despite an appeal by prosecutors which raised “significant issues”.

A convicted murder who claimed he accidentally shot the man he blamed for his brother’s suicide and poisoning of his father’s dogs has moved to appeal his conviction.

A drug addict who burgled and burned the home of an 81-year-old widower, who had to be restrained by neighbours from retrieving memorabilia of his late wife from the blaze, has lost an appeal against sentence.

Lawyers for the getaway driver in the murder of innocent businessman Roy Collins in 2009 have failed in their preliminary attempt to get further access to taped telephone calls prior to the full hearing of their client's appeal against conviction.

A couple convicted of killing a 59-year-old MS sufferer by neglect have had their convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal.

A man who facilitated the production of child pornography involving his own daughter which her mother filmed, must wait to hear whether his appeal against sentence has been successful.

A man whose conviction for careless driving was quashed after doubts were raised about the jury’s majority verdict faces a retrial.

Former businessman Breifne O'Brien has lost an appeal his seven-year sentence for inducing others to advance millions of euro to him for investment in bogus property deals.

A GAA player jailed for assaulting an opponent during a match between two Mayo football clubs, has walked free from prison following a successful appeal.

A West Cork man who was four times over the drink-driving limit when he crashed his BMW into a roundabout in Skibbereen, killing a woman and paralysing her friend, has been given a four-year jail term following an appeal.

A restaurateur jailed for importing cannabis worth €79,000 has had his appeal against conviction dismissed.