A 44-year-old Dublin man has gone on trial accused of raping his wife on Christmas Day 2003.

All-Ireland winning Tipperary goalkeeper Darren Gleeson has admitted obtaining by deception €10,000 from an elderly man over four years ago.

A Kilkenny man who stabbed shop worker Mairead Moran to death at her workplace and was found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity, has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital.

A youth accused of causing €80,000 worth of damages to a house during an arson in Galway in March has been further remanded in custody pending a decision on his trial venue.

Leinster and Ireland lock Malcolm O’Kelly has announced his retirement from professional rugby.

Malcolm O'Kelly will win his 180th cap for Leinster against the Glasgow Warriors in Thursday night's Magners League clash in the RDS (KO: 7.30pm).

Ireland internationals Trevor Hogan, Malcolm O'Kelly and Mike Ross and Girvan Dempsey will start for Leinster against Exeter Chiefs in Saturday's British & Irish Cup clash in Sandy Park (KO: 3pm).

Stan Wright and Mal O’Kelly have been brought back into the Leinster team to play Ulster in Saturday's Magners League clash at the RDS (KO: 5.30pm).

Leinster second row Malcolm O’Kelly has not been sanctioned for an incident in the Magners League game against Ospreys on March 6.

Malcolm O'Kelly has been ruled out of Leinster's crucial Heineken Cup match against Edinburgh because he has been found guilty of stamping on London Wasps and suspended for two weeks.

Leinster will run the risk of losing Malcolm O'Kelly when he appears before an independent disciplinary committee in Dublin on Thursday to answer an allegation of stamping on the head of London Wasp Phil Vickery in the Heineken Cup at Twickenham Stadium last Saturday.

A former professional football player has denied in evidence at the Central Criminal Court that he raped a woman as she lay in her bed while her husband slept downstairs.

A Donegal man who told gardaí that he had "touched and rubbed" his wife's niece has claimed at his rape trial at the Central Criminal Court that he had "only kissed, hugged and cuddled" the then schoolgirl.

A Donegal woman has denied at the Central Criminal Court that she falsely claimed her uncle-in-law raped and sexually assaulted her because she resented his wife, her aunt.

Malcolm O'Kelly has recovered from injury to be the only change to the Leinster team to play London Wasps in Saturday's Heineken Cup Pool 2 clash at The RDS (KO: 5.30pm).

Malcolm O'Kelly returns to challenge the progressive Devin Toner for game time in Leinster's Heineken Cup Pool 2 clash against London Wasps in The RDS on Saturday (5.30pm).

A Wexford man, who was threatened he would be knee-capped unless he pleaded guilty to rape, has been jailed for 18 months by Mr Justice Paul Carney for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old baby-sitter.

Former Connacht prop Warren O'Kelly will coach Suttonians next season.

The jury in the trial at the Central Criminal Court of a Wexford man charged with raping a 14-year-old baby-sitter has heard that no trace of semen was found on swabs taken from the alleged victim.

A Wexford man charged with raping a 14-year-old baby-sitter in his sister's home was threatened with being "knee-capped" unless he pleaded guilty and has been subjected to silent phonecalls.

The Leinster team to face the Llanelli Scarlets in Saturday evening’s Magners League clash in Stradey Park (KO: 5.30pm) has been named. Malcolm O’Kelly will become the most capped Leinster of all time when he lines up for his 140th appearance.

Malcolm O'Kelly should become the most capped player in Leinster history if he wins his 140th cap against the Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League at Stradey Park on Saturday (KO: 5.30pm).

Malcolm O'Kelly will become the second most-capped Leinster player of all time with his 138th appearance for the province away to Connacht in the Magners League clash on Friday.

A south Kilkenny paedophile who "groomed" his victim with games of strip poker and video-recorded one of his sexual assaults on her has been jailed for 10 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court.

Brian O'Driscoll will make his 50th Heineken Cup appearance for Leinster and will captain the side to face Toulouse tomorrow.

The Leinster team to face Toulouse in Sunday's Heineken Cup Pool 6 clash in the Stade Ernest Wallon (kick off: 8pm, Irish time) has been named today.

A 24-year-old man has been given a life sentence for the murder of a Limerick bouncer by a jury at the Central Criminal Court.

A 26-year-old man who raped a Waterford student while she walked home alone from a disco last November has been jailed for 10 years by Mr Justice Barry White at the Central Criminal Court.

Malcolm O’Kelly reckons Namibia and Georgia will try to put the heat on Ireland up front when they take on Eddie O’Sullivan’s side in Bordeaux over the next two weekends.

A Wexford apprentice carpenter has been given a seven years sentence by Mr Justice Peter Charleton at the Central Criminal Court for raping a student near Waterford city centre before Christmas 2004.

Malcolm O'Kelly returns to Leinster's second row for Saturday evening's Magner's League date with Connacht at Donnybrook.

Malcolm O'Kelly will return to the Leinster squad to face Connacht in Saturday's Magners League clash at Donnybrook.

Ireland A Captain Malcolm O'Kelly has been forced out of the team to play England Saxons in Ravenhill this Friday due to a recurrence of a knee injury.

Malcolm O'Kelly and Girvan Dempsey will make their 50th appearance in the Heineken Cup when Leinster walk out against Gloucester at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

Gordon D’Arcy and Malcolm O’Kelly have been included in the Leinster side to play Munster in the Magner’s League at Lansdowne Road on Friday (KO: 7.30pm).

Ireland Coach Eddie O'Sullivan has kept faith with the same side that opened the RBS 6 Nations Championship for Ireland and has made no changes to the starting 15 or replacements that beat Italy 26 - 16 last Saturday.

Ireland second row Malcolm O’Kelly has signed a new contract with Leinster to keep him with the Irish side until 2008.

Malcolm O'Kelly is back in the Leinster squad for this Saturday's Heineken Cup clash with Bourgoin.

British and Irish Lions second row Malcolm O’Kelly today admitted the power of the All Black juggernaut had reduced Ireland to playing for pride at Lansdowne Road.

The Roscommon county board are set to reveal the name of their new senior football manager on Monday night.

Malcolm O'Kelly will make his first full start of the season for Leinster away to Glasgow in the Henieken Cup on Sunday.

After a solid second-half introduction agains Bathm it is likely that Lion Malcolm O'Kelly will make his full Leinster debut for this season away to Glasgow in the Heineken Cup on Sunday.

Lion Malcolm O'Kelly will return for Leinster, most likely from the bench, as Cardiff Blues come to the RDS on Saturday.

Malcolm O’Kelly’s Lions dream is over after he suffered a groin injury which has ruled him out of the 2005 tour of New Zealand.