Families of six men murdered by loyalist gunmen in a pub in the North have hailed an investigation that exposed significant police collusion with the killers for finally delivering “the truth”.

Families of six men murdered by loyalist gunmen in a Northern Ireland pub have hailed a watchdog investigation that exposed significant police collusion with the killers for finally delivering "the truth".

Police chiefs in the North have apologised to a former officer badly injured in a dissident republican bomb attack.

The use of a Taser on a suicidal man was lawful and proportionate, the North's police watchdog has found.

The PSNI were not politically motivated when they said Gerry Adams should not be prosecuted for allegedly withholding information about his paedophile brother, a watchdog has found.

Some 45 successful candidates for promotion to senior ranks in the Garda Síochána have been officially notified.

Police intelligence officers withheld some information from detectives investigating the Omagh bombing in which 29 people were killed, a new probe has found.

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Darragh Morrissey, Paul Hennessy and Graham Holland all recorded doubles in the first round of the 2014 Connolly’s Red Mills Irish Laurels on Saturday night at Curraheen Park, but it was the John Kavanagh-trained Vimmerby who set the bar highest with his terrific display in the second of the 13 heats.

Eight Police Service of Northern Ireland officers have been disciplined over their handling of a case where a missing vulnerable man was killed by a train.

A Police Ombudsman investigation into the Omagh bombing which killed 29 people will be published imminently, it was revealed.

A Police Ombudsman investigation into a bombing in Northern Ireland which killed 29 people will be published imminently, it was revealed.

Northern Ireland’s chief constable will retire at the end of June, two months earlier than planned, he has announced.

The British Government is facing mass legal action over alleged collusion with loyalists in murders in the North during the 1970s.

Two PSNI officers filmed dragging an apparently incapacitated woman from the middle of the road and leaving her in a bus lane have been repositioned to different duties pending the outcome of an investigation.

Former Fianna Fáil member of Cork City Council, Gary O’Flynn, was formally arrested and charged with 22 counts of financial deception yesterday.

Brian Cuthbert has been appointed the new Cork senior football manager on a two-year term.

Cork defender Lorcan McLoughlin is hoping “common sense” prevails and Pat Horgan is cleared to face Kilkenny in the All-Ireland hurling quarter-final on Sunday week.

Police in the North could have prevented an IRA booby trap bombing in Derry 25 years ago in which three people died, a new report claims.

All Paddy McConigley can recall was the pain. Searing. Raging. Blinding? Yes, sadly. The most excruciating experience he has ever endured.

The family of Cork-born soldier Michael Maguire are considering further legal options after an inquest found he was unlawfully killed by a single machine gun bullet fired by a colleague during a training exercise.

The North’s Police Ombudsman is to launch a fresh investigation into the loyalist gun killings at Loughinisland.

Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Matt Baggott is to discuss the de Silva report with the Police Ombudsman and the Public Prosecution Service to see if more people should be held to account for the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane.

An Irish-born soldier who survived Afghanistan was accidentally shot dead during training when he was hit by machine gun fire from 1km away, an inquest in Cardiff has heard.

The North's new police ombudsman today pledged operational independence in a bid restore community backing.

A Royal Irish Regiment ranger, described at his funeral Mass as a gentle giant, was laid to rest with military honours yesterday after he was killed by a stray bullet during a training exercise in Wales.

The British Army has sent its condolences to the family of an Irish man who died on a training exercise in Wales.

A West Cork community is mourning after a soldier who fought in Afghanistan was accidentally killed by a stray bullet during a training exercise in Wales.

An inspector of the criminal justice system will become the North's next police ombudsman, it was revealed today.

Three prison governors in the North face disciplinary action after a violent prisoner was released by mistake, a report said.

Three Rock Rovers’ Turkish travails ended on a high yesterday after they earned promotion for Ireland back to European indoor hockey’s third tier.

Thankful for Turkey? Your average American at Thanksgiving might be, but Three Rock Rovers certainly aren’t.

The North's criminal justice system needs to work harder to address the needs of victims and witnesses, with less than half of crimes currently reported to police, a report has said.

The North's crisis-hit Police Ombudsman Al Hutchinson is today expected to announce plans to leave the job when he faces politicians at Stormont.

The North's police ombudsman’s office was rocked today by a damning report that questioned the watchdog’s independence and which could force the resignation of its figurehead.

The increasing security threat in the North is seen by police as a major barrier to delivering good service to communities, a report said.

BANDON’S Irish Hockey League qualification hopes were dealt a bitter blow as they were undone by a late Three Rock Rovers goal on day one of the wildcard play-offs at Garryduff last night.

Unacceptable management failures in the North's prisons mean they deliver an ineffective service despite having more staff than inmates, a damning report has found.

Domestic abuse was reported every 21 minutes in the North last year, a report revealed today.

A young Dublin electrician who knocked out an acquaintance’s front tooth after a spat about his girlfriend has received an 18 month suspended sentence.

GARDAÍ are investigating a Tipperary community development project involving Minister Martin Mansergh’s state driver which was found to have paid out €60,000 to false invoices.