A drunk driver jailed for the death of a four-year-old boy has had 18 months cut from his jail term following an appeal.

A drunk driver jailed for the death of a four-year-old boy was sentenced “as an example” to the wider community “rather than an individual”, his lawyers have submitted to the Court of Appeal.

A drunk driver jailed for the death of a four-year-old boy was sentenced “as an example" to the wider community "rather than an individual”, his lawyers have submitted to the Court of Appeal.

A 48-year-old Department of Social Protection official has been found not guilty of coercion at Sligo Circuit Court.

A Department of Social Protection official has denied asking a woman, who was claiming benefit while working, for oral sex in return for getting her out of trouble.

A circuit court judge praised the actions of three brave children, the gardaí, and the local community as he jailed a man for 13 years for trying to abduct a girl in Co Laois last March.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

A seven-and-a-half year prison sentence has been handed down to a drink driver who killed a little boy and severely injured the child’s mother in a crash last year.

NEARLY every family in this country has a tragic story to tell about how their world, their ordinary, contented lives were overturned by alcohol abuse.

The exceptional bravery of a 10-year-old boy who clung to the window of a moving 4x4 to rescue his sister has been commended.

“I just didn’t think, I just jumped into the car.” Those were the words of Finbarr O’Rourke, the man who consumed up to 10 pints of cider before getting behind the wheel of a vehicle and crashing into a family car, resulting in the death of a four-year-old boy.

A judge yesterday urged making access to child porn images more difficult.

A Midlands GP has gone on trial on a charge of sexually assaulting a female patient.

A pig farmer, who built a “monster” piggery without planning permission, has been given three months to work out a plan to prevent the development from becoming an environmental disaster.

A Garda car was rammed three times and officers had to avoid a petrol drum that exploded after being thrown onto the road during a high-speed chase through the midlands.

Gardaí had to dive for cover when an armed man fired at them in the course of a 13-hour siege at a Sligo house, a court heard yesterday.

After a courtroom battle, a priest has been given more than a quarter share in a cottage that he shared with his gay partner.

A Co Mayo curate has been awarded 27% of a Donegal home he once shared with a former Franciscan friar with whom he was in a relationship.

Delays in the trial of a man accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of eight people in Co Donegal were “simply not good enough,” a judge said in court when the case was called yesterday.

The HSE has been given 24 hours to explain why it took a medical card from a man with serious psychological issues and charged with the arson of his mother’s home.

A man at the centre of the country’s worst ever car crash has been warned that his bail conditions will be revoked if he continues to breach his conditions.

Families of victims of one of the country’s worst ever car crashes are being hugely distressed by delays in a court case, a judge has warned.

The trial of a multimillionaire property developer accused of making corrupt payments to a politician is due to go ahead in July.

They may claim to have “the best built cars in the world”, but Toyota has been sued by a Co Galway couple after rats infested both of their Toyota Avensis cars.