Sharon Hennessy and her family smiled through tears as they left court 13 of the Criminal Courts of Justice for the last time.

A Kildare man has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for the violent sexual attack on a young woman who took her own life a year later.

A Kildare man has been sentenced to seven and a half years for the violent sexual attack on a young woman who took her own life a year later.

IF, ON first meeting him, you did not know his background, you could easily imagine Chris Thackaberry strolling down O’Connell Street in a Celtic jersey or coming home from Hill 16 on a summer Sunday having seen the Dubs lose from a winning lead for the umpteenth time.

A MAN sustained fatal injuries when his racing bike was hit by a car driven by his son in a “tragic and freak accident”, an inquest has heard.