A woman accused of careless driving causing serious bodily harm to another motorist was found not guilty at the end of a four-day trial at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

A Croatian man stalked a young woman in Cork for days before carrying out a serious attack and threatening to kill her — even if it took him 10 years to carry out the death threat.

A stepfather was found guilty today of sexually assaulting his partner’s daughter three times from when she was aged 12 — getting into her bed each time with the words, “Push over, love.”

A 42-year-old man who claimed that the powdered plant derivative found at his apartment in Cork could be extracted from a cactus plant commonly bought in flower shops was found guilty of having mescaline for sale or supply.

A Carlow man whose farm was “strewn with skeletal remains” has lost an appeal against the severity of his three-year prison sentence for “shocking” levels of animal cruelty.

Permanent TSB mortgage customers who lost their home as a result of the bank’s failings can appeal the amount of compensation offered to them to an independent panel which will include the former deputy financial services ombudsman.

The Law Society has expressed “grave concerns” that proposals to increase the limit over the jurisdictions of the two lower courts will lead to huge delays unless extra resources are put in place.

The president of the Law Society has advised its 14,000 members there is no Irish Medical Organisation (IMO)-type situation at the society.