An Estonian man has appeared in court charged with conspiring to murder a man called James Gately in Northern Ireland.

A motorist in Co Meath may have come up with the single worst excuse of all time in Trim court last week.

A Co Monaghan man has appeared in court in connection with an investigation into the theft of cattle in border counties.

A neighbour charged with murder and attempted murder of a 66-year-old woman and her daughter following a gun attack at a family home in Tallaght in Dublin, was unable to attend a court hearing yesterday.

An architect accused of murdering childcare worker Elaine O’Hara, whose remains were found in the Dublin mountains, has been granted free legal aid.

The man accused of murdering Elaine O'Hara has today been granted legal aid.

A father-of-two charged with the murder of childcare assistant Elaine O’Hara is due to apply for bail in the coming weeks.

A father-of-two charged with the murder of childcare worker Elaine O'Hara, whose remains were found in the Dublin mountains last month, is to make a bail application in the coming weeks, a judge has heard.

A 28-year-old student charged with the murder of archaeologist Emmet Connolly who died following a stabbing in Cootehill in Cavan has yet to take up bail.

A former priest awaiting trial on historic child sex abuse charges does not have the right to anonymity, a judge held today.

A lorry driver accused of the murder of nanny Aoife Phelan in Co Laois in October has been further remanded in custody and will appear again in court in the new year.

An 18-year-old youth has been sent forward for trial accused of murdering teenager Melanie McCarthy-McNamara who was shot dead in a drive-by attack in Tallaght earlier this year.

Bail has been refused for a 22-year-old Dublin man who was today charged in connection with the stabbing of an Isle of Man tourist at last Saturday's Swedish House Mafia concert in the Phoenix Park.

A 22-year-old Dublin man has appeared in court charged in connection with a stabbing at the Swedish House Mafia concert in the Phoenix Park last Saturday night.

Two more men have been charged with killing Ciaran Noonan who went missing from East Wall in Dublin last October, while a woman has been charged with conspiracy to falsely imprison the father-of-one.

A Polish man has appeared at Dublin District Court charged with the murder of his partner, at their flat in Dublin's north inner city.

A 35-year-old man has been charged with killing father-of-one Ciaran Noonan who died after he went missing from East Wall in Dublin last October.

A youth will learn next month whether he will face a Circuit Court trial for repeatedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her.

SHOCK, surprise and success on the treble for Tipp.

‘SCANDALOUS’ interrogation methods used by some gardaí — as highlighted in a recent court case — should no longer be tolerated, Professor Dermot Walsh has said.