The Government’s campaign in the children’s referendum was in “clear disregard” of the limits on what the State may do and was neither fair, equal, impartial nor neutral, the Supreme Court has ruled.

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has found the Government acted in good faith in its information campaign on the Children’s Referendum despite failing to hold the scales equally.

Two women — one who campaigned for a no vote and the other who voted yes — have started a legal challenge aimed at overturning the result of the children’s referendum.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has predicted a victory for Government plans to enshrine children’s rights in the constitution.

The Taoiseach says he doesn't believe the ‘Yes’ side has been hampered by yesterday's Supreme Court decision.

The campaign for a yes vote in the children’s referendum was thrown into disarray as the Government faced down calls to postpone tomorrow’s poll after the Supreme Court ruled it had squandered €1.1m of taxpayers’ money on a biased information campaign.

The man behind yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the children’s referendum would like to stay that way — behind the scenes.

The children’s referendum will go ahead despite the Government being found to have wrongly used a €1.1m fund in some of its publicity campaign.

A Dublin engineer who won his Supreme Court case that the government used €1.1m of public money to put out one-sided information on the children's referendum says he feels vindicated.

The Supreme Court has found the government has used public money on the Children's Referendum campaign in a manner that was not fair, equal or impartial.

The Supreme Court will rule this morning on whether the government spent public money on a one-sided campaign for the Children's Referendum.

The Supreme Court will rule tomorrow morning on a challenge to the Children's Referendum.

By Aodhan O'Faolain and Ray Managh

The Supreme Court is to hear an urgent challenge to the Children's Referendum on Tuesday.

The President of the High Court has rejected a challenge to the Children's Referendum.

By Aodhan O'Faolain and Ray Managh

The High Court has been told that all that is missing from the government's information campaign on the Children's Referendum is the word 'yes'.

A High Court challenge to the Children's Referendum is going ahead this afternoon.

A challenge against the State's alleged use of more than €1.1m of public money on an information campaign about the Children's Referendum will be heard by the High Court early next week.

A High Court challenge has been brought against the State's alleged use of more than €1.1m of public money on an information campaign about the forthcoming Children's Referendum.

Derry City will look to stay in touch at the top of the Premier Division as they take on St Patrick’s Athletic at the Brandywell tonight (kick-off 7pm).

THREE cheers for Hermann Kelly for his column on the Residential Institutions Redress Board (August 21).

Derry City and Finn Harps meet in tonight’s eagerly anticipated north-west derby with both sides looking to maintain their 100% start to the season.

Drogheda United will be hoping to pick up the points that will guarantee their place in the semi-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup by beating Dungannon Swifts tonight.

Pat Devlin has named the 18-man squad which will represent Ireland at this month's four nations semi-professional tournament in Aberdeen, Scotland from May 18 to 26.