RTÉ has been asked to explain what additional evidence it has on a creche owner facing trial for breaking child laws following an undercover exposé.

Ballymun Kickhams and St Vincent’s will contest the Dublin SFC final after respective semi-final wins over St Jude’s and Ballyboden St Enda’s at Parnell Park last night.

A judge said he could not “remotely estimate the incalculable loss”, of a woman to her family.

Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in new thriller 'Tokarev'.

Ireland became the “destination of choice” for working prostitutes during the boom, where they could earn three times as much as in other European countries.

A Co Monaghan man has been jailed for three years for the possession of a car bomb that was left outside Crossmaglen police station.

A Co Monaghan man already serving a prison sentence for possession of firearms was today charged with a new offence of having explosives in the North in 2010.

The former Minister for Health, Mary Harney, stated in the Dáil on Feb 23, 2010, that she has “ruled out an inquiry into symphysiotomy surgical operations”.

They did not replicate the crushing defeats they inflicted on opponents in the provincial arena, but there was still plenty of merit to and plenty to admire in Dublin’s victory in Saturday’s Cadbury’s All-Ireland U21FC semi-final in Portlaoise.

New charges were brought at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today against three Co Louth men who already face charges in connection with dissident terrorist activity in the north east.

A father-of-five accused of possessing a firearm and of IRA membership was refused bail today.

Five men were brought before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin this afternoon charged in connection with an investigation into dissident republican activity in the Louth area.

A former TV anchor tonight insisted he can overturn a landslide majority and win the Westminster seat vacated by disgraced Northern Ireland MP Iris Robinson.

Democratic Unionist leader Peter Robinson faced calls today to publish legal advice clearing him of breaching his code of office.

Under-pressure DUP leader Peter Robinson resumed his role as the North’s First Minister tonight after saying he had been cleared of breaching his code of office over the financial scandal surrounding his wife, Iris.

AS the reporter who compiled RTÉ's Prime Time report on May 20 on a recent High Court case concerning the firearms legislation in Ireland, I would like to respond to Mark Dennehy’s letter (June 2), which criticised it.

GALWAY GOLF CLUB go in search of a rare treble at Rosslare this week when they contest the finals of the Bulmers Irish Senior and Junior Cups and Barton Shield.

SHIFTING conditions and heavy gusts caused problems for the 31 boat Dragon fleet in the Matthews Centre Dragon Nationals at Kinsale.

CHAMPAGNE glasses were raised at the double for Lyric FM which was named at the weekend as the top national station and overall radio station of the year.