Wexford retained their FAI Women’s Cup thanks to a winner from captain Kylie Murphy in a five-goal thriller against Peamount at Lansdowne Road.

The siblings of landlord Thomas O'Gorman brutally killed by his tenant Saverio Bellante have launched a High Court challenge against a coroner's refusal to conduct an "enhanced" inquest into his death.

Latest: The Bishop of Ossory has apologised following comments made a priest in Co Kilkenny who compared gay people to zombies.

A psychiatric nurse who was punched in the jaw by a violent and psychotic patient in a Cork hospital and still suffers pain over five years later has settled his High Court action.

At least two people have died and about 40 others were detained in what has been described as a crackdown on gay people in the Russian republic of Chechnya, LGBT activists said.

Termination of pregnancy services will be available in Ireland from January 1 - but it will be a limited service, Health Minister Simon Harris has admitted.

O'Gorman made her international debut aged just 16, and would go on to score on 13 occasions for Ireland.

Amnesty International claims Myanmar's authorities are erasing evidence of crimes against humanity.

A bid to resolve a bitter dispute between a son and his mother concerning ownership of the well-known Kilkenny group of luxury design retail stores has so far yielded “no compromise”.

The South-East is mobilizing in the run-up to the referendum campaign to repeal the Eigth Amendment.

An Istanbul court has ordered six human rights activists - including Amnesty International's Turkey director - to be formally arrested pending a trial on charges of aiding an armed terror group.

A medical negligence action by Saverio Bellante, who is in the care of the Central Mental Hospital after being found not guilty by reason of insanity of the killing of his landlord in Dublin, may be unable to proceed following a High Court ruling.

An Irish astronomer has lead an international discovery to make the most detailed image of the surface of a star.

A judge has expressed hope for a successful mediation of a bitter dispute between a son and his mother concerning ownership of the well-known Kilkenny group of luxury design retail stores, employing 300 people.

The trial of Irish man Ibrahim Halawa in Egypt has been postponed for the 18th time.

Amnesty International claims to have a video showing the beheading of a boy by an armed opposition group in northern Syria.

Three former Anglo Irish Bank executives have been sentenced jail; The Italian man who has admitted killing his landlord in Castleknock has been found not guilty by reason of insanity; Ryanair’s new cuddly image is paying off handsomely for its outspoken boss Michael O’Leary. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this evening.

Ireland's head of Amnesty International has described as "deeply troubling" claims that alleged sex abusers could be expelled from a community as punishment for their offences.

The CEO of Amnesty International Ireland has described the criminal justice system in Egypt as a "joke".

An Italian man accused of murdering his landlord in Dublin will stand trial in December 2015.

Gardaí say they are still awaiting the results of some forensic analysis in the case of an Italian man accused of murdering his landlord in Dublin.

A court has heard that the evidence book in the case of an Italian man accused of murdering his landlord in Castleknock, Dublin is still not finished.

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A man accused of murdering his landlord in Dublin is still not well enough to come in court.

An Italian man accused of the murder of well known pro-life campaigner and religious writer Tom O'Gorman, was unable to face another court hearing today.

The funeral takes place in Dublin this morning of Tom O'Gorman, who was found dead at his home in Castleknock in the early hours of Sunday, January 12.

An Italian man accused of the murder of well known pro-life campaigner and religious writer Tom O'Gorman at his north Dublin home could not come to court today.

A Pakistani schoolgirl, shot by the Pakistani Taliban, and a Grammy-award winning singer will both be presented with prestigious Human Rights awards today.

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Derry and Kerry recorded wins in Division 2A of the Allianz Hurling League this evening.

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More than 20 leading rights organisations believe Ireland's constitution is outdated in terms of protecting the fundamental human rights of Irish people.

The founder of One in Four, Colm O'Gorman, has said that Cardinal Sean Brady's defence of his role in a 1975 abuse inquiry is "just not good enough".

The founder of One in Four has called for Cardinal Sean Brady to admit he failed to act appropriately by not reporting the abuse of children in 1975.

One in Four has said the Vatican is still not accepting responsibility for the purposeful cover-ups of clerical child sex abuse.

SIPTU members of Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown Council are protesting against changes to the Croke Park Agreement today.

A Limerick woman is celebrating after her fundraising efforts reached her target of €1m after 34 years.

Colm O'Gorman of Amnesty International has said the Cloyne Report reveals "the dismissive attitude" of the Vatican to investigations of clerical sexual abuse.

A convicted killer has been extradited to England to face charges of grevious bodily harm to a man 21 years ago.

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Abuse survivor and campaigner Colm O'Gorman has described as "reprehensible and inexcusable" Cardinal Sean Brady's defence after the recent revelations of the Church's handling of clerical sex abuse.

Victim of clerical sex abuse Colm O'Gorman has said the meeting between Ireland's Bishops and the Pope in Rome earlier this week was "a cynical PR exercise".

The Dublin Diocese report into allegations of clerical child abuse underlines the urgent need to put children’s rights into the Constitution, according to Amnesty International Ireland.

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