A man who continues to show no remorse for raping his wife has had his prison sentence cut on appeal.

A man jailed for raping and threatening to kill his wife as their marriage was breaking down continues to show no remorse for raping her, the Court of Appeal has heard.

Worthy further education reforms may be unrealistic without extra funding, writes Education Correspondent Niall Murray.

The grandmother of a protesting inmate was lifted up in a hoist to try to talk him down from a prison roof, a court has heard.

A Dublin man has been jailed for seven and a half years for sexually abusing his then teenage nephew over a decade ago.

A member of An Garda Síochána who pleaded guilty to 11 charges related of deception, theft, and receiving corrupt payments has resigned from the force, it was confirmed yesterday.

Just like the protagonist of his latest film, Pedro Almodovar admits that the weight of years gone by have had an effect on him, writes Helen Barlow

Convicted wife murderer Joe O’Reilly has been granted legal aid to pursue an appeal to the Supreme Court, one year after his miscarriage of justice bid was dismissed as an “abuse of process”.

Joe O'Reilly has been granted legal aid to pursue an appeal to the Supreme Court one year after his miscarriage of justice bid was dismissed as an “abuse of process”.

A wanted man with a propensity for “extreme violence”, who was brought to the High Court by five officers in full riot gear, must wait to hear whether he will be extradited to the UK where he is wanted for a number of offences.

Joe O’Reilly is to seek permission from the Supreme Court to appeal an unsuccessful attempt to have his conviction declared a miscarriage of justice.

A hearing date has been set for a man wanted for attempted murder and grievous bodily harm in the UK.

Standard Chartered bank has appointed a former US military intelligence officer to head its sanctions compliance in New York, where the Asia-focused bank’s conduct is under scrutiny from authorities.

“One can’t solve everything,” is a statement akin to heresy when uttered by the immortal Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen), but then life is no longer elementary for fiction’s greatest detective in Mr Holmes (PG). 

Ian Bailey did not appear to be a “very troubled individual” when reciting a poem for a video of the Christmas Day swim in Schull in 1996, a local woman told the High Court.

The State has called its first witness for its defence of the High Court action for damages brought by journalist Ian Bailey over the conduct of the investigation into the late 1996 murder in West Cork of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

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The State is to bring an application to dismiss an appeal brought by Joe O’Reilly, who is seeking to have his conviction for murdering his wife declared a miscarriage of justice.

Canadian writer — and now Nobel prize winner — Alice Munro sets her taut, acutely observed stories in the rural Ontario countryside where she grew up, focusing a stark lens on the frailties of the human condition.

The “Naked Rambler” has been jailed for 11 months in the UK after being found guilty of breaching an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from being naked in public just minutes after it was imposed.

A bank manager has been jailed for four years after he stole nearly €450,000 from customers to pay off a €3m debt he had run up from failed property investments.

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Prostitutes have won the right to work from motel rooms in an Australian state after a court ruled that refusing them was discrimination.

A former garda who stole thousands of euro from colleagues and an elderly woman will be sentenced tomorrow for theft and fraud charges.

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GEDIMINAS BAGDONAS (An Post Sean Kelly) emerged as the overall winner of the An Post Rás, a mere 32 seconds ahead of Anatoliy Pakhtusov (Ukraine ISD-Lampre) on general classification after eight tough days.

INVERNESS dramatically turned the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title race in Rangers’ favour with a shock win over Celtic at the Tulloch Caledonian stadium.

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STEVEN DAVIS grabbed the only goal of the game as Rangers scraped past Inverness at Ibrox to edge closer to Celtic at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

Inverness youngster Nick Ross has been dropped to the bench in favour of attacker Eric Odhiambo for the visit of Clydesdale Bank Premier League leaders Rangers.

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GEORGIOS Samaras helped himself to a hat-trick as Celtic brushed past Inverness with ease in their Co-operative Insurance Cup third-round tie at Parkhead.

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Paddy McCourt was handed an immediate chance to prove he can help fill the void created by Aiden McGeady’s departure to Spartak Moscow as Celtic manager Neil Lennon started with the winger at Inverness.

FRAN BERRY and Alan Munro have been named as the final two riders to compete in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot on Saturday.

William Haggas put down a good marker for his strong Royal Ascot team as Triple Aspect landed the Agfa Healthcare Scurry Stakes over Sandown’s flying five furlongs.

Exceptional Art, highly-tried when unplaced in Group One company in France last season, enjoyed the heavy ground to win the Betfred "The Bonus King" Handicap at Haydock today.

WALTER SMITH admits supporters had every right to vent their fury after watching Rangers knocked off top spot in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

Celtic’s top scorer Georgios Samaras was omitted from the squad for today’s trip to Inverness after arriving back late from international duty with Greece.

Richard Hughes wasted no time getting back among the winners following his return from a 14-day suspension when scoring aboard Key To Love at Folkestone.

Peter Chapple-Hyam had a welcome tonic with the victory of Brave Prospector in today's £100,000 (€127,062) Betfair Sprint at York.

Michael Jarvis has a possible Classic tilt in mind for Bold Choice, who confirmed his smart juvenile form with an impressive success in the wildgooseconstruction.co.uk Maiden Stakes at Nottingham.

Rod Millman’s popular stayer Sergeant Cecil is on course to make his seasonal debut at Newbury later this month.

Alan Munro wants to rekindle the glory days with Peter Chapple-Hyam after making a victorious return to British racing at Lingfield.