Lidl has leapfrogged upmarket supermarket Waitrose in the UK’s competitive food retail market, industry data showed yesterday, a sign that cash-strapped UK shoppers are still having to count their pennies.

A puppy farm owner in England whose dogs left a two-year-old girl with life-changing injuries has been jailed for 18 months.

The mother of a young man who fell into a river and drowned after taking drugs said injection centres will bring safer conditions for addicts.

Answers provided to gardaí by a man accused of making a bomb in his shed were "an incredible series of denials," a barrister has told the Special Criminal Court.

A bid by two republicans to overturn a landmark civil ruling that found them responsible for the Omagh bomb has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled a civil case brought against two men accused of involvement in the Omagh bombing was conducted fairly.

Presentation, Thurles 1 Presentation, Kilkenny 0: Sarah McKevitt’s first-half strike secured the Bank of Ireland FAI Schools Senior Girls National Cup for Presentation Thurles in the Carriganore sunshine yesterday.

Eyebrows were raised when five TDs expressed ‘deep concern’ that jailed dissident republican Michael McKevitt was not allowed on extended temporary release last year — but the political intervention is not an isolated case, writes Michael Clifford

German discounters Aldi and Lidl have had three months of booming growth as more than half of British households visited at least one of the stores, according to latest industry data.

A man who drove a car onto a bonfire at Halloween while drunk, then assaulted three gardaí, has been given a chance to overcome his drug addiction by a judge.

Families of victims of the Omagh bombing have strongly criticised efforts by TDs to secure the release on humanitarian grounds of a Real IRA leader.

MICHAEL McKEVITT, one of four men found liable for the 1998 Omagh bomb in a civil action taken by relatives of the dead, is coming towards the end of a 20-year jail term for directing terrorism. He was also convicted of membership of the Real IRA. He had a cancerous kidney removed in May.

The Republic of Ireland bowed out of the UEFA Women’s U17 European Championships in Iceland following a 2-0 loss to Norway yesterday.

Republic of Ireland bowed out of the UEFA Women's U17 European Championships in Iceland following a 2-0 loss to Norway today.

Republic of Ireland 0 Switzerland 1

Ireland 0 France 1: Ireland coach Dave Connell will rally his charges for Thursday’s make-or-break clash with Switzerland after a frustrating opening to the Uefa Women’s Under 17 European Championships yesterday.

A dissident republican leader sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for directing terrorism has lost an appeal against a High Court judgment refusing him early release.

Republic of Ireland 2 England 0: First-half goals from Eleanor Ryan-Doyle and Saoirse Noonan got the Republic of Ireland off to a winning start in the elite qualifying round of the UEFA Women’s U17 Championships at Turner’s Cross last night.

Under-fire supermarket Tesco has received some much-needed cheer after figures showed its sales grew for the first time in a year.

Jailed Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt has lost his High Court case to try secure one third remission of his sentence for good behaviour.

The High Court is to rule on a claim by Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt that he is entitled to one third remission of his sentence for good behaviour.

The Republic of Ireland Women’s U17 team yesterday qualified for the Elite Phase of the 2014-15 Uefa European Women’s U17 Championships with a game to spare.

Michael McKevitt — who is serving a 20-year sentence for directing terrorism and membership of the Real IRA — is entitled to immediate release arising from recent legal rulings concerning remission rights, the High Court has been told.

Convicted terrorist Michael McKevitt has brought fresh legal proceedings aimed at securing his early release from Portlaoise Prison.

Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt has made a fresh bid for early release from prison, just minutes after his first application was struck out.

Alleged Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt will have to wait until at least next week to hear if he will get out of jail early.

Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt has been refused permission to bring his appeal against his conviction for directing terrorism to the Supreme Court.

RTÉ broadcaster Joe Duffy has received a further reprimand by the broadcasting watchdog over his handling of an interview with the editor of a Catholic newspaper earlier this year.

A SNAPSHOT of life in Cork City can be seen at the Cork Opera House in the show, 100% Cork, from Jun 28.

A bid by the Real IRA’s Michael McKevitt to have his conviction for directing terrorist activities declared a miscarriage of justice has been dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeal.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has struck out an application by Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt to have his conviction for directing terrorism declared a miscarriage of justice.

Relatives of Omagh bomb victims last night vowed to pursue the £1.6m (€1.8m) in damages that the men found liable for the attack have been ordered to pay.

Relatives of Omagh bomb victims tonight vowed to relentlessly pursue the £1.6m in damages that the men found liable for the attack have been ordered to pay.

Two republicans have been found liable for the Omagh bombing following a landmark civil action taken by relatives of some of the victims.

A judgment in the civil retrial of two republicans accused of responsibility for the Omagh bombing is due today.

Two republicans being sued by relatives of victims of the Omagh bomb have been challenged to break their silence and testify in court.

Two republicans being sued by relatives of victims of the Omagh bomb have been challenged to break their silence and testify in court.

Eighteen people were treated after a toxic gas leak on a ship docked at a Northern Ireland harbour.

A man who started a fire in an office at the Chief State Solicitors Office in 2005 for no apparent reason has been given a three-year sentence.

A judge in the civil retrial of two men accused of involvement in the Omagh bombing has warned lawyers that he will not let it be held up by endless delays.

Michael McKevitt is seeking to have his conviction for organising terrorist activities for the Real IRA declared a miscarriage of justice.

Are single people just waiting for love to find them, or are they happy to enjoy the freedom, asks Colette Sheridan

The son of a man who was convicted but later cleared of the 1998 Omagh bombing has today been granted bail pending an appeal against his conviction for explosives offences.