Foreign nationals forced to flee their homes in the wake of racist attacks in the North have been left without a roof over their heads after being denied access to state support, a new report claimed today.

A former Northern Ireland human rights campaigner, jailed for three years for sexually abusing his daughter, had his sentence doubled in Dublin today.

Child sex abuse victim Sorcha McKenna has told a seminar at the University of Ulster today that she does not support calls for a publicly accessible register of known paedophiles.

Justice Minister, John O'Donoghue, has announced he is increasing the penalties faced by sex offenders.