A man who “savagely” assaulted his partner after he had been out drinking and taking cocaine while celebrating his birthday has been jailed for 32 months.

Irish “medicinal cannabis refugee” Ava Barry, 8, arrived home from The Hague over the weekend with her parents and was reunited with her siblings for a family Christmas.

A desperate mother has pleaded with Health Minister Simon Harris to legalise medicinal cannabis and allow her daughter access to potentially life-changing treatment.

A desperate mother has pleaded with Health Minister Simon Harris to legalise medicinal cannabis and allow her daughter access to potentially life-changing treatment.

The Revenue Commissioners netted €31,850,211.85 in interest payments and penalties from 177 tax defaulters between April and June.

A judge has directed the acquittal of a Dublin man charged with murdering 15-year-old Toyosi Shittabey following a row with racial undertones.

A number of males, claiming to be friends of a Nigerian teenager who was stabbed on Good Friday two years ago, were in a “highly agitated and aggressive state” when gardaí arrived at the scene, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard.

A number of black males, claiming to be friends of a 15-year-old Nigerian boy who was stabbed on Good Friday two years ago, were in a “highly agitated and aggressive state” when gardai arrived at the scene, a Central Court jury has heard.

The Central Criminal Court has heard how a 15 year-old Nigerian boy was stabbed in the heart following a row in West Dublin with 'racist undertones'.

The Central Criminal Court has heard that a Dublin man accused of murdering 15-year-old schoolboy Toyosi Shittabey has died after being taken to hospital this morning.

WHAT Roy Keane did next has always been a source of fascination on both sides of the Irish Sea and no more so than yesterday when the Corkman was linked with a bid to purchase non-league side Cambridge United.

Two brothers have been charged with the murder of a 15-year-old Nigerian boy in west Dublin last April.

A MAN charged with the manslaughter of schoolboy Toyosi Shittabey in west Dublin last Friday night has been granted bail and ordered to reappear in court later this month.

A man charged with the manslaughter of teenager Toyosi Shittabey in West Dublin last Friday night has been granted bail.

Two brothers are due to appear in court again today in connection with the death of teenager Toyosi Shittabey in Dublin on Good Friday.

Local people have gathered for a rally at Hartstown Community School in west Dublin this afternoon following the death of Junior Cert student Toyosi Shittabey.

TWO men appeared before a special sitting of Dublin District Court yesterday on charges related to the death of a young Nigerian student in west Dublin on Friday night.

Two brothers have been charged in relation to the death of 15-year-old Toyosi Shittabey in West Dublin on Friday evening.

YOU very kindly printed my Frank McCourt tribute letter (July 24).

EVEN though we were poor at the lowest economic level — even below the lowest economic level — we were always excited because we were rich in the sense that we had a lot to look up to, to look forward to, a lot to aspire to, a lot to dream about.

WATERFORD Institute of Technology is to play a key role in developing the information technology industry in China, with the college’s bachelor of science (BSc) degree in applied computing already being taken by hundreds of Chinese students.

I WATCHED the so-called International Rules test delayed telecast from Croke Park here in Perth. It seems to me there were no rules.

Midleton 0-12 Blackrock 0-10

SCHOOL-LEAVERS who want to earn high salaries and explore exciting career opportunities at home and abroad are being spurred into studying science and technology by an expert in the field.

A Kilkenny man who was accused of fracturing his friend’s skull with a rock and burning his legs in a fire was today given a suspended sentence.

A Kilkenny man who was accused of striking his friend on the head with a rock and attempting to set him on fire will be sentenced at the Central Criminal Court today.

The jury in the trial of a Kilkenny man accused of attempted murder will begin their deliberations on a verdict tomorrow at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.

A Kilkenny man accused of attempting to murder a friend he thought had HIV, told his cousin he “had seriously assaulted somebody” on the morning of the alleged incident, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A Kilkenny man allegedly set alight by a friend who thought he was HIV positive suffered life and limb-threatening burns, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A Kilkenny man who allegedly set fire to a friend he suspected had HIV, comforted and shared drink with his victim earlier in the evening, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A YOUNG man who suffered serious head injured when his friend’s €200 uninsured car crashed, yesterday won a compensation award of €2.5 million.

A teenager today received €2.5m compensation for serious injuries he received in a road accident almost six years ago.

A 21-year-old Kilkenny man has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to two counts of attempted murder.

Former Westlife singer Bryan McFadden has given himself six months to record a solo album - and hired Enrique Iglesias's writing team to help him.

TWO directors of cash-and-carry company James A Barry have sold their shareholdings in the business back to the firm for almost €4m.

The man accused of raping a Cork woman in her home town was picked out by her in an identification parade involving 10 other men, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard.

A Kilkenny youth, who tried to kill a man twice in the same night, has been sentenced to imprisonment for nine and a half years.

There has been political condemnation from all sides in the North after last night's bomb attack in the south Armagh village of Bessbrook.