Three officers of the Glanmire Ladies Gaelic Football Club have had their 24-month suspensions for bringing the LGFA into disrepute overturned by the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA).

Three men jailed for violent burglaries in rural county Limerick seven years ago have launched appeals against their convictions.

A woman who was sexually abused and raped by her brother-in-law has asked how the abuse continued when he was “supposedly fixed” after a priest directed him to get counselling.

Gardaí found two shotguns, pepper spray, iron bars, axe handles, knuckle dusters and knives when they searched a bikers’ clubhouse and cars where a man was shot dead.

A biker shot a member of a rival motorcycle club dead over a territorial dispute in Limerick, a prosecuting barrister told a murder trial jury yesterday.

A man who admits stabbing his girlfriend but denies her murder told gardai she asked, "what about my kids?" before he stuck a knife in her neck.

A woman being sued over a one-sixth share of a €3.38m Lotto win by her stepson has told the High Court the winning ticket was hers and did not belong to a syndicate.

A solicitor who represented a woman being sued over a one-sixth share of a €3.38m Lotto win has told the High Court that there was no mention to her that a house was being transferred to her client’s stepson instead of cash from the windfall.

A father who sexually abused his 10-year-old daughter has apologised for not admitting to his crimes and for putting her through the painful experience of a trial last month.

Man in court case seeking one sixth of €3.38m Lotto winnings

A Kilkenny man who claimed he was in a consensual sexual relationship with his younger cousin will be sentenced next week for rape and sexual assault of the then 14-year-old.

Laois GAA chairman Gerry Kavanagh has accused the Leinster Council of inflicting “irreparable” damage to their integrity over the decision to fix a Leinster SFC game in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, next year.

A man who was dying from stab wounds to his torso refused to say how he suffered the injuries when a garda asked for a “dying declaration”, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A Cork man jailed for life last year for the murder of a mother-of-three in her home, which he then set on fire, has moved to appeal his conviction.

A Dublin man who raped his former partner’s child eight times and sexually assaulted the girl's older sister has been jailed for nine years.

The jury in the trial of a Waterford man charged with the 2012 murder of Martin Brophy has been told that if they are satisfied the accused assaulted Mr Brophy in the manner described in Facebook messages, then it is clear the accused is guilty of murder.

The jury in the trial of a Waterford man charged with the murder of Martin Brophy has heard that gardaí were provided with a clip from the film American History X in which one man tells another to bite the kerb before applying bodily force to the head.

A murder trial has heard that a Waterford man accused of murdering Martin Brophy told gardaí in interview that he “pushed and kicked” the deceased.

A jury in the trial of a Waterford man charged with murdering Martin Brophy has heard a Facebook message from what was believed to be the accused said: “I beat him to death [with)] a cinder block around 10 times off the head and gave him the American History X job”.

The trial has opened of a man charged with the murder of Martin Brophy, who died from severe head injuries, including kicks to the head and blows from part of a concrete block, in Waterford nearly three years ago.

Widely-respected Dublin County Board chairman Andy Kettle died yesterday, aged 68 after a long illness.

Four men have admitted being involved in an aggravated burglary while in possession of two guns and a machete at the rural home of a young family last year.

Tributes have been paid on the retirement of a respected academic administrator who helped deliver two of the State’s most critical pieces of educational infrastructure.

A Wexford woman has been found not guilty, by reason of insanity, of the murder of her partner at their home in 2012.

A murder trial has heard that text messages between the deceased and a man accused of her murder were of good nature in the hours before her body was found.

A 75-year-old woman whose nephew was jailed for 14 years earlier this week for violently raping her has waived her right to anonymity to have him named.

Leinster Council secretary Michael Delaney has come down hard on the Football Review Committee (FRC)’s championship proposals.

A 32-year-old man with schizophrenia has been found not guilty of murdering his mother by reason of insanity.

A centre in Cork is aiming to become a global leader in training people operating small boats to cope with treacherous conditions in Arctic seas.

The GAA's decision to break new ground by hosting a Friday night fixture in the first round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers next week has been criticised by some of the players who will be involved in the game.

A man accused of raping his 71-year-old aunt at knife point for three hours has told a court they had consensual sex on a number of occasions.

A doctor who examined a 71-year-old woman the day she alleges her nephew raped her, has told a jury that injuries to the woman’s genital area are consistent with a sexual assault.

The growth in the level of maritime research being carried out in Ireland was highlighted yesterday with the launch of the Halpin Centre for Research and Innovation at the National Maritime College of Ireland in Ringaskiddy.

A man has been sentenced to three years in prison for the downloading of about 8,000 child pornography files and images.

Millions of euro left by Irish emigrants with no next of kin have been repatriated here by heir-hunting firms while more fortunes go unclaimed at the British treasury.

A retired orthopaedic surgeon and his wife are suing the State for trespassing over an early morning search of their home by gardaí seeking to interview their son about a fatal road accident.

The former wife of an Irish Muslim charged with threatening to kill a US lawyer said she was “afraid of him” when they separated.

The GAA’s national match officials manager Pat Doherty says he has been given no reason to believe the organisation is facing a refereeing shortage.

An Irish Muslim threatened to put a bullet in the head of an American lawyer who organised a rally against Islamic terrorism in the US, a court has heard.

Refereeing recruitment in Munster GAA has hit critically low levels, with Tipperary the latest to experience shortage problems.

Shipping and other companies from the Middle East and beyond will be sending more workers for expert training in Cork over the next year.