An uncle who raped and sexually abused his teenage nephew over a period of seven years, and who claimed they were in a consensual relationship, has been jailed for 11 years.

A member of An Garda Síochána who pleaded guilty to 11 charges related of deception, theft, and receiving corrupt payments has resigned from the force, it was confirmed yesterday.

A date has been set for a hearing that will decide if Ian Bailey should be sent to France to face trial over the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

The family of a 64-year-old who was murdered by three men after they broke into his home in Edenderry has spoken for the first time of their shock and horror at the brutality of his death.

Convicted wife murderer Joe O’Reilly has been granted legal aid to pursue an appeal to the Supreme Court, one year after his miscarriage of justice bid was dismissed as an “abuse of process”.

A wanted man with a propensity for “extreme violence”, who was brought to the High Court by five officers in full riot gear, must wait to hear whether he will be extradited to the UK where he is wanted for a number of offences.

A hearing date has been set for a man wanted for attempted murder and grievous bodily harm in the UK.

A man who went to view a student’s room advertised on Daft.ie and sexually assaulted her when she let him in has lost an appeal against his sentence.

A burglar has had his sentence backdated on appeal after his previous convictions were mis-stated.

A hearing to determine liability for the substantial legal costs of Ian Bailey’s failed action for damages against the Garda commissioner and the State will proceed next week.

Ian Bailey was upset and crying when he put his arms around a man and said: “I did it, I did it”, a High Court jury has been told.

A retired Garda detective told the High Court he had no recall of any “dramatic leads” emanating from statements made by a French television producer concerning details of a former lover of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Garda denies he didn’t have ‘blind bit of interest’ in evidence to corroborate innocence

The State has called its first witness for its defence of the High Court action for damages brought by journalist Ian Bailey over the conduct of the investigation into the late 1996 murder in West Cork of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Retired garda John Wilson yesterday told the High Court Ian Bailey and Jules Thomas had remained under garda surveillance up until recent years at a level usually reserved for active criminal offenders.

The State is to bring an application to dismiss an appeal brought by Joe O’Reilly, who is seeking to have his conviction for murdering his wife declared a miscarriage of justice.

Ian Bailey and four of his lawyers were yesterday given permission by the High Court to inspect transcripts of conversations recorded between gardaí at Bandon station and various people, including journalists.

The Garda commissioner and the State are seeking a range of documents from Ian Bailey for their defence of his legal action seeking damages over the handling of the investigation into the murder of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

A bank manager has been jailed for four years after he stole nearly €450,000 from customers to pay off a €3m debt he had run up from failed property investments.

A former garda who stole thousands of euro from colleagues and an elderly woman has been sentenced to three years in jail.

THE trial of a man accused of raping a woman in a public toilet in a Cork town has heard that her DNA was found under his fingernails and on a pink blood-stained slip taken from his home.

THE decision on whether to extradite journalist Ian Bailey to France in connection with the killing of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Co Cork 14 years ago will be given on March 18.

Lawyers for journalist Ian Bailey have sought more time from the High Court in order to mount their case to contest a request by French authorities seeking his extradition in connection with the murder of French film producer Sophie Toscan du Planiter in Cork 13 years ago.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has quashed a Cork man's conviction for the rape of his former girlfriend's two teenage sisters.

The man accused of raping his two daughters and his younger brother-in-law has denied he "interfered" with any child in his life.

A County Westmeath woman has told a Central Criminal Court jury that she watched her three-year-old sister being raped by her father as there was nothing she could do to stop it because she was afraid of him.

A Cork man who orally raped a foreign national has been jailed for 13 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court.

A Cork man who raped the two teenage sisters of his former girlfriend has been given a 14-years sentence in consecutive terms by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy at the Central Criminal Court.

A convicted child sex offender will be extradited back to Wales to face new charges within weeks, the High Court ruled today.

A Cork man who orally raped an American student and then claimed he was a commanding officer in the IRA has been given a six-year sentence by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court.

ENGLISH journalist Ian Bailey yesterday failed in his High Court bid to halt a civil case against him in which it is claimed he wrongfully caused the death of French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier by assaulting and battering her in County Cork eight years ago.

OBSERVERS from three continents are expected to attend the controversial trial of three Irishmen accused of training FARC rebels in Colombia which is due to resume in the capital, Bogota, today.