A mother whose newborn baby boy was forcibly removed from her at a maternity hospital due to serious concerns of possible risk to his health and life if she left hospital with him is claiming damages against the Child and Family Agency.

The DPP has agreed to review his refusal to prosecute prison officers for perjury concerning an incident where a convicted rapist was assaulted in custody, the High Court has heard.

The DPP has agreed to give Ian Bailey the names of three gardaí alleged to have asked a State solicitor to put pressure on a former DPP to initiate prosecution proceedings for the 1996 murder of French film-maker Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork.

ASYLUM-SEEKING minors are being placed in the care of unsuitable guardians who claim they are their relatives, creating a host of child protection difficulties, according to a member of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal.