The 12-year-old son of a woman found guilty of child cruelty has told a court in a victim impact report that he doesn’t believe she did anything wrong.

The Central Bank’s inquiry into alleged regulatory breaches at Irish Nationwide Building Society is a breach of a former director’s constitutional right to a trial by an independent judge, the High Court has heard.

The trial of a multimillionaire property developer accused of making corrupt payments to a politician is due to go ahead in July.

Dublin man Brian Rattigan appeared at the Special Criminal Court today on charges of having mobile phones in Portlaoise Prison and possession of heroin.