Senior counsel Patrick McCann has been appointed to chair a review board into aspects of the draft final report on the loss of four Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 helicopter crew off north Mayo almost three years ago. Mr McCann will be assisted by an “independent expert member”, Transport Minister Shane Ross said in a statement announcing the establishment of the review board — two months after it

Great players hit great shots under pressure and Joe Lyons was thrilled to rifle a beauty to Westport’s 18th to give Galway AIG Senior Cup victory over Carton House.

A consultant surgeon's High Court action against the HSE arising out of an investigation into multiple allegations concerning the standard of care he provided to patients has been adjourned till June to allow for the implementation of a settlement agreement.

A consultant surgeon's High Court action against the HSE arising out of an investigation into multiple allegations concerning the standard of care he provided to patients has been adjourned following talks between the parties.

In addition to seeking the injunction Vincent O'Donoghue seeks a declaration from the High Court that the proposed sale is contrary to the common good and is unlawful.

A woman suing over injuries to her neck and back after a rear-ending incident has denied in the High Court that entries to her Facebook page meant she had done gym workouts since the incident, despite testifying that she had not.

A woman suing over injuries to her neck and back after a rear-ending incident has denied in the High Court that entries to her Facebook page meant she had done gym workouts since the incident, despite testifying that she had not.

Gardaí went to investigate a reported break-in at a guesthouse in Cork and, after a 20-minute search, found an intruder — who was unlawfully at large from prison — hiding in a shower unit.

The banking inquiry has paid almost €400,000 to barristers and solicitors for external legal advice, and racked up large bills for catering, taxis, and expert fees.

Trainer Phil McEntee, now based in Newmarket, made a successful and emotional return to Laytown yesterday when Putin won the opening Download The At The Races App Handicap.

One lawyer received €18,223, including Vat, for seven days’ work at the Oireachtas banking inquiry in April and May of this year.

A Connemara builder has been sentenced to seven years in prison with the final three years suspended for 10 years for an assault on traditional Irish musician, Noel Hill, in a pub toilet on St Stephen’s night seven years ago, which has left the victim with lifelong injuries.

Getting up early and heading to a newsagent’s in Cheltenham for a Racing Post bang smack in the middle of the Festival can be hard work, but you are usually rewarded with a surreal sight or two.

An Irish photographer was last night recovering after suffering a broken ankle in a freak accident during yesterday’s Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase.

A builder will be sentenced in July for an assault on traditional Irish musician Noel Hill in a pub toilet on St Stephen’s night seven years ago. The victim was left with lifelong injuries.

Lawyers providing expert advice to the Oireachtas banking inquiry have been charging the inquiry a whopping €264 per hour.

Champion-jockey Joseph O’Brien tasted success for the first time at the annual meeting on the beach at Laytown yesterday when partnering Sister Slew to victory for Gordon Elliott in the Marquees Nationwide Claiming Race.

A man once sentenced to death for his role in the shooting dead of two gardaí following a botched robbery has had his bid for freedom dismissed by the High Court.

THE Supreme Court has ruled the auditor of a company used by the late accountant Des Traynor for a “sophisticated and extensive scheme” of tax evasion by Charles Haughey and others must be disqualified or restricted in some way on grounds of unfitness.

A group of Irish people who invested in a scheme to buy apartments in India have settled their legal action against a businessman and company involved in the venture, which had run into "significant difficulties".

Student gardaí were sent undercover into a Donegal nightclub to expose breaches of the liquor licensing laws, the Morris Tribunal heard today.