TDs and Senators have cast doubt on the effectiveness of the new board set up to improve the behaviour of banks in the wake of the €1bn tracker mortgage scandal.

A woman serving life for murder has had her conviction quashed after the Court of Appeal found her jury should have been allowed consider whether she had been provoked by her late partner before killing him.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the extradition challenge of a man accused by the US of being the world’s biggest facilitator of child pornography.

A man who “swindled” a vulnerable woman out of her life savings has had his three-year prison sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal.

Court of Appeal overturns its decision to allow partial retrial

The Court of Appeal has overturned its decision permitting a retrial of part of Ian Bailey’s civil action for damages over the conduct of the Garda investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

A former equestrian centre manager who was "renowned in the world of horses" before pleading guilty to the possession of over €6m worth of cannabis resin, has had his sentence cut to five years on appeal.

Dr Margot Bolster, the Assistant State Pathologist, gave evidence that the cause of death was mechanical asphyxia, associated positional asphyxia and hypoxia or lack of oxygen due to being trapped inside the chute.

A mother-of-one jailed for her role in the robbery of a post office, where she collected children's allowance, has had her jail term cut on appeal.

The State has urged the Court of Appeal to overturn its decision permitting a retrial of part of a civil action by Ian Bailey, over the conduct of the Garda investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

A rapist, who successfully challenged the constitutionality of a law stopping the payment of his State contributory old-age pension, has lost an appeal against the severity of his 12-year jail term.

A Dublin man who sexually abused four sisters in their home has had his prison sentence cut on appeal.

An 82-year-old man jailed for indecently assaulting an eight-year-old girl 50 years ago has had his jail term cut on appeal.

The Court of Appeal has upheld a 13-year-jail term imposed on a man for raping a woman four times in a single incident.

A retired priest jailed for indecently assaulting a schoolboy in the 1970s has had his conviction quashed over a trial judge's decision not to warn the jury about the dangers of convicting in the absence of corroboration.

A woman jailed for stealing more than €270,000 from a firm of solicitors she worked for has lost an appeal against sentence, with the Court of Appeal viewing her 18-month jail term as “lenient”.

Two men who received 20-year prison sentences for an aggravated burglary in Co Tipperary had their sentences reduced to 18 years on appeal.

A former heroin addict jailed for life for the murder of his friend during an argument over drugs has has his conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal.

The matter returns to the Court of Appeal next week to determine whether a retrial would be appropriate.

A High Court judge probably should not have warned key witness Marie Farrell about perjury in front of the jury hearing Ian Bailey’s damages case but it was a “harmless error”, the State has told the Court of Appeal.

A High Court judge “unfairly disparaged” Marie Farrell, a key witness for Ian Bailey, during Mr Bailey’s civil case for damages against the Garda commissioner and State, the Court of Appeal has been told.

Ian Bailey's lawyers have accused the judge in his failed civil action of ruling out evidence they claim was perfectly admissible.

Ian Bailey’s partner, Jules Thomas, has failed to prevent a pre-trial hearing which could result in large parts, and perhaps all, of her action for damages against the State being struck out.

The Court of Appeal will rule at a later date, on an appeal by Ian Bailey’s partner Jules Thomas, against a High Court ruling allowing a pre-trial hearing which could lead to large parts, and perhaps all, of her action for damages being struck out.

The Court of Appeal has been urged to quash a High Court judge’s refusal to withdraw from hearing contempt proceedings brought against The Phoenix magazine by the garda commissioner and State.

Ian Bailey’s partner Jules Thomas has to hand over all medical records spanning a 20-year period as part of her action over alleged wrongful arrest against the State, a judge has ruled.

A claim Davy Stockbrokers was negligent in advising a businessman to sell investment bonds for around €5.58m which he alleged was at a significant undervalue has been settled, the Commercial Court has heard.

Independent TD Michael Lowry is facing another legal bill over his failed bid to get a High Court order that the Moriarity Tribunal pay millions of euro for the legal costs of his participation in that inquiry.

Two brothers want to stop a company which took over multimillion-euro property investment loans they had with Ulster Bank from enforcing repayment by selling off their secured assets.

A couple who owned a famous Galway pub-restaurant have spent €900,000 on living expenses from the proceeds of property sales and have not used any of it to pay off a debt to a bank of nearly €20m, a court has heard.

LAST Wednesday, Mr Justice John Hedigan reminded us of how the Moriarty Tribunal concluded that Michael Lowry’s contributions to that investigation were “a litany of falsification and deception”.

Michael Lowry has said his legal team is already preparing an appeal against the High Court’s decision to dismiss the independent TD’s challenge to the Moriarty Tribunal’s decision to only award him one third of his legal costs.

An appeal by the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) against a High Court ruling that it must pay out on outstanding claims following the collapse of the Setanta Insurance Company two years ago has opened before the Court of Appeal.

Ian Bailey’s appeal against a High Court jury’s dismissal of his claim that gardaí conspired to frame him for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier is unlikely to be heard before 2017.

The judge who presided over Ian Bailey’s failed action for damages against the State over the investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier has refused an application by Mr Bailey’s partner Jules Thomas to refrain from deciding further matters in her action.