A couple has challenged district court orders directing them to undergo parental assessments, counselling, and psychotherapy or face having their children put into care.

A group of “heavy-hitting international investors” has lost a High Court claim that it was unfairly treated by Nama in the sale of a valuable London development site to a rival bidder for a lower price.

After a couple of turbulent years at overseas aid agency Goal, including the controversial departure of founder John O’Shea, the charity’s new chief, Barry Andrews, tells Catherine Shanahan that he looks forward to the day when Goal’s work, not its staff, makes the headlines

John O’Shea is stepping down as chief executive of Goal and, in keeping with his personality, he hasn’t gone quietly.

U2 star Adam Clayton's former personal assistant has today been sentenced to seven years in prison for the embezzlement of €2.8m of his money.

A jury in the trial of Adam Clayton’s personal assistant who is accused of stealing nearly €3 million from him will resume their deliberations tomorrow.

Adam Clayton has denied he asked his former personal assistant to buy things on her credit card to preserve the credit limit on his.

Adam Clayton has denied that the former personal assistant accused of stealing nearly €3m from him, purchased items for him in her name to protect his privacy and anonymity.

U2 star Adam Clayton has denied that money lodged in his former personal assistant’s bank account was spent on him.

Adam Clayton expressed his “absolute astonishment” when it was discovered a €434,000 was spent by his former PA Carol Hawkins on horses and horse expenditure, a court heard.

U2 star Adam Clayton placed his absolute trust in a former personal assistant accused of stealing 2.8 million euro from him, a court has heard.

A former business adviser of Adam Clayton has told a trial he recommended that the U2 member remove his personal assistant as a cheque signatory as soon as she had admitted spending some of his money on herself.

U2 star Adam Clayton’s former personal assistant oversaw payments for the multimillion-euro refurbishment of a number of his luxury homes, a court has heard.

The former PA of Adam Clayton, who allegedly stole almost €3m from him, had a credit card limit nearly half as big her shared annual salary, a court has heard.

The former personal assistant of Adam Clayton accused of stealing nearly €3m from him owned up to 22 thoroughbred racehorses with her former husband, a court has heard.

The former personal assistant of Adam Clayton accused of stealing nearly €3m from him owned up to 22 thoroughbred race horses with her former husband, a court has heard.

The chairman of Goal has confirmed a “plan of succession” is under way for when chief executive and founder John O’Shea decides to step down.

A culture of secrecy and resistance to reform at senior management level fed into Fran Rooney’s negative experience at Goal prior to his quitting the board last December.

International aid agency Goal has rejected suggestions that it withheld information from government auditors during an examination of how it spent €14 million in state funding.

THE former chair of international aid agency GOAL has said he decided to quit his position on foot of being told by the charity’s chief executive he had no trust or confidence in him.

One of the directors of the humanitarian agency GOAL has quit his post less than four months after taking up the position.

THE former personal assistant of Adam Clayton has had her assets frozen indefinitely over allegations she defrauded €1.8 million from the U2 guitarist.

A suspended senior garda today accused a barrister of using a public tribunal to destroy his name.

A former Garda sergeant today denied he had been spitting and hitting the table while interviewing a suspect.

A GARDA sergeant yesterday denied a suspect suffered violent abuse during his arrest over the death of a Donegal cattle dealer by being pulled from his car and thrown across the bonnet.

A detective garda was unaware of any agreement between officers to ensure a woman was broken down during an interview in a Donegal garda station, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

TWO gardaí are willing to back claims that bugging was widespread within the Garda Siochána, it emerged last night.

Two Gardaí are willing to back claims that bugging was widespread within the force, it emerged tonight.

Garda chiefs were today accused of extensively bugging custody rooms, cars, apartments and phones for many years by a long-serving officer.

A suspended Detective Sergeant today said he had hoped two sisters would not tell the Morris Tribunal about the systematic abuse they suffered in custody.