A couple went "beyond the bounds of public decency" by allegedly indulging in a sex act during a crowded BBC Radio 2 concert in Hyde Park, an Old Bailey jury has been told.

A 26-year-old Wexford man has been given a six-month suspended sentence for sending a vile death threat to a senior journalist with the Sunday World.

A couple “blotted their copy books” when they indulged in a sex act during a BBC Radio 2 concert in Hyde Park, a court heard.

THE Health and Safety Authority is investigating an accident in which a 3-year-old girl fell almost 16 feet from a hotel balcony during wedding celebrations.

A Dublin city councillor showed no remorse today when she was found guilty of assaulting former Health Minister Mary Harney who was splattered with red paint at a hospital last November.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the extradition of 54-year-old Irishman businessman to the United States where he is wanted for sexually assaulting a minor during the 1990's.

A convicted sex offender challenging his detention for the statutory rape of his sister is to remain behind bars, the High Court ruled today.

A HIGH Court judge yesterday rejected a request by a victim of statutory rape to adjourn applications by sex offenders to be released until new laws were brought in.

THE High Court has postponed hearing an application made by a notorious sex offender seeking his release from prison as a result of last week’s controversial Supreme Court ruling, which struck down the offence of statutory rape.

The High Court today adjourned two separate challenges by sex offenders who claim their imprisonments were unlawful after the Supreme Court struck out the law they were tried under.

GALWAY star Alan Kerins, as well-known for his fundraising for needy families in Zambia as his exploits on the field, is set to join a unique group of dual players who have participated in AIB All-Ireland finals with different clubs.

THE fallout from Keane’s departure from Old Trafford has been felt across the sporting world.

RED DEVILS fans in Manchester were yesterday united against Malcolm Glazer’s bid.

THE Supreme Court yesterday cut by almost half a record award of €600,000 to a woman who was repeatedly sexually abused during her early teenage years.

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Sanctions could be imposed on the US if it does not comply with World Trade Organisation rulings on the current row over steel tariffs, European Union trade commissioner Pascal Lamy warned today.

A stunned European Commission has promised ‘‘more democracy, more involvement and more enlightenment’’ after Ireland threw out a vital Euro-treaty.