An Armagh man is to face trial after a motorcyclist was killed in a collision on the quays in Dublin city-centre.

Dublin GAA star Jonny Cooper was asleep and defenceless as he was repeatedly stabbed in the face and neck in a frenzied knife attack, a court has heard.

Dublin GAA star Jonny Cooper was asleep and defenceless as he was repeatedly stabbed in the face and neck in a frenzied knife attack, a court has heard.

A 48-year-old man charged over a knife attack which left a Dublin woman fighting for her life has been further remanded in custody while the DPP considers the possibility of additional charges.

A 14-year-old Dublin boy charged with stealing baby food and nappies during alleged shoplifting incidents has been readmitted to bail despite garda fears he will re-offend.

A rapist who fled from the North and failed to inform gardaí he had entered the State before going on the run again has been given a four-month sentence.

A man who was facing trial for possession of over €1m in heroin has had his case dismissed after a judge ruled a search warrant was not legal.

A man who was facing trial for possession of over €1m in heroin has had his case dismissed after a judge ruled a search warrant was not legal.

STREET drugs, such as ecstasy (MDMA) and cannabis, are being examined for their medicinal value.

Comedian Katherine Lynch played the role of defence lawyer yesterday when she was ordered to donate €100 to charity for travelling on a train without a ticket.

Two men accused of withholding information from gardaí investigating the murder of Real IRA leader Alan Ryan have been further remanded in custody with consent to bail.

A 33-year-old man charged with the murder of Romanian teenager Marioara Rostas, who went missing from Dublin in 2008, has been sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court.

A 33-year-old man charged with the murder of Romanian teenager Marioara Rostas, who went missing from Dublin in 2008, has been sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court.

A bench warrant has been issued by a court in Dublin for the arrest of a convicted rapist who fled from the North and failed to inform gardaí that he had entered the State.

A 22-year-old man accused of stabbing an Isle of Man tourist at a Swedish House Mafia concert in the Phoenix Park in Dublin has been granted bail.

A convicted rapist who fled from the North has been released on conditional bail by a court in Dublin and warned that he must make contact with the PSNI within 14 days.

A 47-year-old man accused of punching a hole in a valuable Monet oil-painting at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin in June will deny criminal responsibility for the damage, a judge was told today.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of developer Tom McFeely as a result of his failure to pay a debt in excess of €24,000 to a recruitment firm.

A warrant has issued by Dublin District Civil Court for the arrest of developer Tom McFeely as a result of his failure to pay a debt in excess of €24,000 to a recruitment firm.

A man charged with the murder of Romanian teenager Marioara Rostas was further remanded in custody yesterday.

Two men charged over a €1.5m heroin seizure in Dublin last week appeared in court again today.

A 33-year-old man charged with the murder of Romanian teenager Marioara Rostas has been further remanded in custody at his second court appearance.

Bankrupt developer Tom McFeely has been given a week to pay more than €24,000 to a creditor or he could face up to three months in prison.

A court has heard a Canadian man accused of an assault on a French medic in Temple Bar, Dublin last weekend insists he's innocent of any wrongdoing.

A 17-year-old boy, who allegedly shot at two men with an “improvised firearm” during Dublin's Smithfield horse fair last month, was further remanded in custody today.

A TEENAGER accused of murdering 12-year-old Michaela Davis last weekend has been remanded in custody for a further three weeks.

Four Dublin men, who have become the first to be prosecuted under new anti-gangland legislation, have been sent forward for trial before a judge and jury.

MURDER victim Meg Walsh’s husband John O’Brien, who was last year cleared of killing her, failed in court yesterday to secure jewellery belonging to his dead wife.

WE feel compelled to speak out following the news that two women with Down syndrome were allegedly used as “suicide” bombers in Baghdad recently.

LAWYERS for four men charged with the state’s largest-ever seizure of cocaine off the coast of west Cork in July have complained about delays in prosecuting the case.

MICHAEL DOUGLAS and Catherine Zeta-Jones yesterday won a court battle against celebrity magazine Hello!, which printed "unflattering” - and unauthorised - photos of their wedding.