A man previously jailed for damaging a €10m Monet painting must wait to hear the outcome of an appeal against his conviction for handling another artwork stolen from a stately home.

Jonathan Lennon, aged 35, from Clonee, Dublin 15 was charged with breaking the Official Secrets Act in relation to criminal proceedings resulting from the murder of Peter Butterly.

A 39-year-old woman has been sent forward for trial to the Special Criminal Court accused of the murder of Gareth Hutch who was shot dead outside his home in Dublin, writes Tom Tuite.

Lawyers for the Director of Public Prosecutions have sought access for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement to transcripts of the Sean FitzPatrick trial.

Gardaí are set to recommend charges are brought against two men in relation to a sophisticated cyber attack involving the attempted theft of more than €1m.

Five years in prison as ex-partner suffers nightmares reliving ordeal.

Ian Bailey has confirmed that he has contacted the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) three times since late summer to reconsider a decision not to charge him in relation to the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier 20 years ago.

A crackdown on dangerous drivers has been pledged by Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe after he described as unacceptable the number of motorists committing offences and escaping penalty points.

Actor Johnny Depp’s wife, Amber Heard, has been issued with a Commonwealth court summons in relation to the importation of the pair’s dogs, Pistol and Boo.

The High Court has refused to order the extradition of an Algerian-born Irish citizen who is wanted in the US on alleged terrorism-related offences.

A Wicklow detective has been acquitted of forging a letter from the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the investigation of a priest accused of sexual abuse.

The supervisor of a garda accused of forging a letter from the Director of Public Prosecutions has denied telling the garda that if she “admitted wrongdoing” she would be “looked after”.

A case involving a former Donegal Mayor who claimed expenses from two state agencies for travel on the same day has been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

An Irishman who is wanted in the US and was described as “the largest facilitator of child porn in the world” has failed in an application to seek judicial review of the DPP’s decision not to prosecute him here.

A 27-year-old man made no reply when he was charged with the murder of a man whose burned remains were found in the Phoenix Park.

The investigation into the killing of Fr Niall Molloy by the Garda cold caseunit is to be examined by a senior lawyer.

Three men charged in connection with a foiled raid at the house of a Cork businessman have been further remanded in custody.

A leader of the notorious McCarthy-Dundon crime gang has been charged with the murder of Roy Collins.

The final report of the Mahon Tribunal will be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to determine if criminal proceedings are to be taken, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said.

Changes should be made to seminaries and admission criteria for would-be priests, a Vatican report on the child abuse crisis in the Catholic Church in Ireland has warned.

FORMER judge and politician Declan Costello was a great Christian and a man who had offered Ireland a new vision for living, mourners at his funeral were told.

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny faced some of his strongest attacks yet, with claims the Moriarty Tribunal report was the most serious criticism ever of a party by an inquiry and would cause huge reputational damage to the country.

A SURPRISE move by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to halt a public interrogation of former Anglo Irish Bank boss Sean FitzPatrick intensifies speculation that he faces criminal prosecution.

One man is in custody following a number of searches in the Inchicore area of Dublin 8 yesterday evening.

A MAN alleged to have used nine identities to defraud the state of more than €250,000 has offered to plead guilty to all charges to save the state money.

More than 350 bankers and others linked to the finance sector have been interviewed by the fraud squad over alleged white collar crime at Anglo Irish Bank, it was revealed today.

A DENTIST appeared at Cork District Court yesterday charged with sexual assault at a dental surgery almost four years ago.

PAYMENTS by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to barristers last year increased by 11% to €15.2 million in spite of the Government imposing a 8% cut on lawyers’ fees in March of last year.

FORMER Fianna Fáil MEP Eoin Ryan received the highest amount of political donations last year, followed closely by Labour MEP Proinsias de Rossa.

Three Oireachtas members have been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions, it has been reported.

A 26-year-old north Dublin criminal has been jailed for 11 years for the manslaughter of an Estonian man attacked as he sat with his girlfriend watching planes take off from Dublin airport.

DESPITE extensive Garda probes, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) decided that two priests in the Cloyne diocese accused of child abuse should not face criminal charges.

A man who was in Garda custody in connection with the death of Darren McGrath in Belturbet in County Cavan has been released without charge.

The family of a suspected killer who died in garda custody today branded as "unlawful" delays to a public hearing into the death.

The brother of Britain’s most wanted paedophile has pressed charges against him which may block his extradition from Ireland to the UK.

The Supreme Court has halted the trial of a Co Louth man on a charge of membership of an illegal organisation.

The wife and children of Frank Shortt, the Donegal publican falsely jailed for drugs offences, today agreed a massive compensation settlement with the State.

A SLIGO parish priest said he was looking forward to resuming his duties after being targeted by what he claimed was an untrue allegation of abuse.

A SHRINE dedicated to the memory of schoolboy Robert Holohan has been desecrated.

OPTIMISTICALLY, an issue which has been like a cloud over An Garda Síochána for the better part of 20 years will eventually be resolved by the Smithwick Tribunal, which opened in Dublin yesterday.