Judgement has been reserved at the High Court in the State's application to dismiss a damages claim brought by Peter Pringle, who served almost 15 years in prison before his 1980 conviction for the murder of two gardaí was overturned as unsafe and unsatisfactory.

The State has asked the High Court to dismiss a damages claim brought by Peter Pringle over his conviction and the almost 15 years he spent in prison before his conviction for the murder of two gardaí was quashed.

Cavan’s Gary Kiernan (Escort) and his Limerick co-driver Keith Moriarty took a late victory in the Midleton based Imokilly Rally, round four of the PlasticBags.ie Southern 4 Rally Championship after long time leaders Jonathan Pringle/James Fulton (Escort) crashed out of the lead on the penultimate stage.

Although the Triton Showers National Rally Championship hasn’t reached the halfway mark, Monaghan’s Sam Moffett is showing real championship form.

Cavan’s Jonathan Pringle (Ford Escort) and co-driver James Fulton took a controlled victory on the Midleton-based Imokilly Rally, round four of the PlasticBags.ie Southern 4 Rally Championship.

The Moffett domination of the Monaghan Rally continued yesterday but it was the younger sibling Josh that won the event. 

Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has admitted his party mismanaged its vote in Donegal and should have sought a full recount when Gary Doherty was eliminated.

In 2011, Fianna Fáil’s Charlie McConalogue defied the national trend to become a new TD in Donegal while the Tánaiste Mary Coughlan lost her seat in the neighbouring constituency.

Innocent people are sometimes jailed for crimes they did not commit, representing an extreme failure of the “fallible” Irish legal system, according to Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Frank Clarke.

Tens of thousands of homeowners have had portions of their salaries docked or tax refunds withheld after failing to pay property-related taxes.

An Independent TD is questioning why a Dáil debate is to be held into the issues raised by Máiria Cahill.

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THERE are inmates of the Irish prison system who have been incarcerated for most of their lives.

Peter Pringle was condemned to death for the murder of two gardaí, but was freed on appeal. In his book he claimed a miscarriage of justice. Not everyone agrees, writes Michael Clifford

One in every 222 people in Ireland was the victim of a burglary during the first nine months of 2012 as the number of household break-ins increased by over 5%.

The lover of an English photographer who infected her with HIV has said she will stand by him after he was jailed for doing the same to an ex-girlfriend.

Eurozone ministers and their experts were involved in intense negotiations and number crunching last night to work out a way to reduce the amount of money Greece will owe in 2020.

The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said the Children's Referendum will go ahead as planned this Saturday, despite calls from five Independent TDs for it to be postponed.

Most women her age are thankful they can even get out of bed.

The EU’s rescue fund, the ESM, is illegal, accountable to nobody and should never have been established in its current structure, the EU’s highest court was told by lawyers on behalf of Independent TD Thomas Pringle.

The Government will not reduce the planned €3.5bn adjustment in the budget, despite the IMF admitting it underestimated the effects of austerity on economies.

Policies forced on bailed-out states are about showing the ‘big boys’ are in charge, writes Ray Kinsella

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 triple title challenge for the Dunlop National Rally Championship involving Kerry’s Thomas Fitzmaurice, Monaghan’s Niall Maguire and Cork’s Brian O’Mahony enters a key phase on Sunday at the Sepam Tipperary Stonethrowers Rally.

Wexford TD Mick Wallace is facing political exile after refusing to deal with an ethics watchdog over his company's €2.1m VAT bill.

Independent TD Thomas Pringle will appeal a High Court ruling which rejected his claim that the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is unconstitutional and incompatible with EU law.

Independent TD Thomas Pringle has said he will be appealing today's High Court ruling which allows the State to ratify the European Stability Mechanism Treaty.

If the recommendations of the Constituency Commission are implemented in full, it could spell deep trouble for the following TDs:

Independent TD Thomas Pringle has told the High Court he is very concerned the European Stability Mechanism treaty will permit an unregulated and uncontrolled new institution to bail out member states when existing EU treaties prohibit any such bailout.

Dáil technical group colleagues of under-fire TD Mick Wallace have refused to rule out voting to censure the Independent deputy.

The Government faces fresh headaches over the treaty on EU fiscal union amid efforts to force a referendum via a little- known constitutional tool.

President Michael D Higgins will be urged to take the unprecedented step of calling a referendum if the Government rules against a vote on the new European treaty.

I FULLY support Independent TD Thomas Pringle’s call on people to support a campaign not to pay this hideous household charge.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has ignored threats of a potential mass boycott over the €100 household charge the Government is to impose in the New Year.

FIANNA FÁIL, Sinn Féin and the technical group will all get their chance to respond on RTÉ television tonight to Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s state-of-the-nation address.

David Norris is now just three short of the 20 names required to allow him enter the presidential race.