An alleged Twitter troll has been served with a book of evidence and sent forward for trial accused of bombarding 98fm presenter Jeremy Dixon with threats and online abuse.

An alleged Twitter troll used a series of fake accounts to bombard 98fm presenter Jeremy Dixon with threats, a court has heard.

Fine Gael Oireachtas party chairman Dan Neville TD, who has announced that he will not seek re-election to the next Dáil, can claim to be the greatest survivor in Irish politics.

A hero, a magnetic presence, even a boy wizard – Barry Davis Ryan was many things, and yesterday he was the central figure in the celebration of a young life cut short and the story of those who helped to bring him home.

A former detective inspector has denied gardaí arrested Jules Thomas in bad faith so as to put pressure on her partner Ian Mr Bailey, at the time of his first arrest in connection with the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in West Cork.

A detective inspector has denied that, during their investigation into the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, gardaí made no effort to verify the truth of Ian Bailey’s account of various matters, including how he got scratches on his hands and arms.

A high-wire property development and finance rollercoaster ride continues for O’Flynn Construction.

A 24-year-old man told gardaí to "tell his Ma I’m sorry" when he was charged over the death of his best friend who died after an alleged taxi hijacking in Dublin.

A priest who carried secret letters between the IRA and politicians believed dialogue was the most powerful way of resolving conflict, mourners at his funeral Mass were told.

A teenager who was nipped by a dog became so agitated with the owner and other people that gardaí had to be called to restore peace in the neighbourhood.

A publican accused of threatening to return to Heineken’s headquarters in Cork with a shotgun in a commercial row over beer supply will spend the weekend in jail after he refused to give an undertaking to stay away from the premises.

Bishop John Buckley couldn’t live in the Bishop’s Palace. He would feel cut off, he tells Claire O’Sullivan

Two men who attended a Christmas Eve party died within hours of each other from a lethal combination of methadone and tablets.

A suicide charity has lodged a formal complaint with gardaí and suspended one of its employees over alleged financial irregularities.

A leading suicide charity has been rocked by a suspected embezzlement scandal.

The highest earning lawyer through the State’s criminal legal aid scheme last year was Ian Bailey’s solicitor, Cork-based Frank Buttimer.

Energy prices have jumped by 17% in the year to November.

FUEL prices will remain stable in the short term, with upward pressures on oil being balanced by the deflationary effect of Europe’s economic crisis, according to the latest Bord Gáis Energy Index.

Oil prices have tumbled on world exchanges this morning, raising hopes among consumers that one silver lining from the eurozone crisis will be lower petrol prices.

A NORTH DUBLIN GP clinic is being paid over three quarters of a million euro a year by the state to treat patients who cannot afford their own costs.

International oil and gas prices look set to continue rising this winter, according to a new report.

ENERGY costs have remained steady in August, according to the Bord Gáis Energy Index (BGEI), reducing pressure to increase gas and electricity prices by more than the planned 22%.

Energy costs increased by 2% month-on-month in July, amid rising oil prices and a weakening euro against the dollar and sterling.

THE wholesale price of oil, coal, gas and electricity continued to fall last month, but consumers can still expect price hikes later in the year.

THE era of the familydoctor making out-of-hours house calls could become a thing of the past because of a halving of the fee paid to GPs to make the trip, doctors warned at the weekend.

WHAT looks set to be the biggest game of the season on the Munster junior rugby scene is down for decision this weekend as Cashel travel to Canal Bank to face Richmond in what is effectively a league decider.

THE case of a man charged with assaulting an English motorist, who died after an alleged road rage attack in Dublin last September, has been upgraded to murder.

The case of a man charged with assaulting an English motorist, who died after an alleged road rage attack in Dublin last September, has been upgraded to murder.

THERE was a major increase in the global demand for oil, coal and natural gas last month as a result of extreme weather and a global economic recovery.

Bord Gais has said there has been a rise in the price of wholesale energy last month.

The trial of two Dublin brothers accused of stealing €600,000 from a cash van after ramming it with a teleporter has begun hearing evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A MAN accused of assaulting an English motorist who later died in hospital may face more serious charges, a court has heard.

A 29-year-old man has been charged with assault causing serious harm to an English motorist who died following an attack in Dublin last month.

FOR the second week running Crosshaven caused a major shock in the Munster Junior Clubs Challenge Cup when they defeated holders Kilfeacle 24-3 at the Tipperary venue.

CONSUMERS will be pleased that global currency movements continue to push down energy prices, according to the latest Bord Gáis energy index.

OIL prices fell by 8% last month in euro terms, according to the newly launched Bord Gáis energy index.

FAMILY doctors have called on Health Minister Mary Harney to halt centralisation of acute hospital services until safe and accessible alternatives are in place.

THE support provided to Irish banks is of huge benefit to them as evidenced by a sharp rise in their stock values.

The Munster Under-20 side to play Connacht at Dooradoyle on Friday evening (7.30pm) is as follows:

PBC Cork’s Brian O’Hara will have the honour of leading the Ireland U-18 Schools team in his home town when they play Wales tomorrow evening in their first game of the U-18 Schools Six Nations festival in Musgrave Park.

The Ireland school selectors have named their 26-man squad for the forthcoming Six Nations U-18 Festival that will be held for the first time in Cork over the Easter period.

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A CONTROVERSIAL France try, seven minutes from time, denied Ireland a famous victory in an entertaining schoolboy Under-18 international at Temple Hill last night.

THE heartbroken father of a stabbing victim told mourners at his son’s funeral yesterday that God had chosen the timing of his death.