A Fair City star awaiting sentence for punching and biting his former partner has paid a further €500 in compensation.

The parents of the three-year-old boy who fell into the River Lee on Friday have paid tribute to the woman who saved their son’s life.

Tyrone 0-13 Armagh 1-10: A precious point plundered in the dying embers of a dramatic Ulster derby could prove the salvation of struggling Armagh.

A former dance teacher, who made up a false allegation that he was groped by Louis Walsh, has been accused of raiding a bank account.

A woman in labour at Cavan General Hospital continued to be given a drug to increase contractions despite evidence that her uterus was over-stimulated and her baby was in distress, an inquest heard.

The UK's communications watchdog Ofcom has confirmed it will not investigate The Great British Bake Off’s “bin-cident” row after viewers complained about the alleged sabotage of contestant Iain Watters’s Baked Alaska.

Communications watchdog Ofcom could launch an investigation into The Great British Bake Off’s “bin-cident” row after viewers complained about the alleged sabotage of contestant Iain Watters’ Baked Alaska.

Controversial Great British Bake Off contestant Diana Beard has left the show after she “fell ill” with BBC bosses saying her exit is unrelated to the controversy that saw some viewers blame her for the departure of fellow baker Iain Watters.

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Champagne continues to flow for the operators of one of the country’s best known nightspots, Krystal nightclub, with them reporting that the business will record profits of almost €30,000 per week this year.

Gardaí are appealing for help in their search for a missing man in Co Louth.

Pop music manager Louis Walsh yesterday received an apology and a €500,000 settlement from The Sun newspaper over a false story that he sexually assaulted a man in a Dublin nightclub.

X Factor judge Louis Walsh said today he will “never get over” The Sun newspaper’s defamatory story that he sexually assaulted a man as he settled a lawsuit for £400,000.

'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh will be back in court today for his defamation case against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers.

A 36-year-old man who has been repeatedly caught with child pornography has been given a four-year sentence with the final year suspended for an extended time on strict conditions.

The Sun has been refused a High Court stay allowing it to challenge a judgment granting Louis Walsh discovery of documents in his defamation claim against the newspaper.

Lawyers for X Factor judge Louis Walsh claim he's been obstructed every step of the way in his defamation action against The Sun.

The Sun is expected to ask for a stay on an order to hand over documents to 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh as part of his defamation action against the newspaper.

Louis Walsh has been told in the High Court he is entitled to discovery of documents relating to The Sun newspaper’s investigation into a Garda probe into an alleged sex attack by him on a man in a nightclub toilet.

The Sun is to apply for a stay on an order directing it to disclose documents to Louis Walsh, who is suing the newspaper.

Louis Walsh has been told in the High Court he is entitled to discovery of documents relating to The Sun newspaper’s investigation into a garda probe into an alleged sex attack by him on a man in a night club loo.

The X-Factor judge Louis Walsh’s entertainment firm more than quadrupled its pre-tax profits last year to €1.268m.

Graham Watters appears to be the only jockey to have suffered an injury from a pile-up at Roscommon on Tuesday night.

Graham Watters appears to be the only jockey to have suffered an injury from a pile-up at Roscommon on Tuesday night.

An out-of-work dance teacher, who made unfounded allegations that he was sexually assaulted by X-Factor judge Louis Walsh, was jailed today for six months.

An unemployed dance teacher who falsely accused X Factor judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub will learn today if he has won his appeal against a six-month prison sentence.

A former dance teacher was “crying out for help” when he made unfounded claims he was sexually assaulted by X Factor judge Louis Walsh, an appeal court was told yesterday.

An unemployed dance teacher who falsely accused 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub has suffered from post-traumatic stress for more than a decade, a court has heard.

The appeal brought by a former dance teacher against his six-month jail sentence for making false allegations that he was sexually assaulted by 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh, has been adjourned.

X Factor judge Louis Walsh is seeking access to documents to support his claim The Sun newspaper allegedly offered to pay a man if he agreed to make what later turned out to be a false sexual assault accusation against the showbiz manager, the High Court heard yesterday.

A man described as a “Walter Mitty” has launched an appeal against his jail sentence for concocting allegations that he was sexually assaulted by X Factor judge Louis Walsh.

A man described as a “Walter Mitty” type has launched an appeal against his jail sentence for concocting allegations that he was sexually assaulted by 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh.

Veteran striker Jason Byrne struck in the 86th minute as Bray Wanderers snatched all three points at Gortakeegan.

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X Factor judge Louis Walsh is pleased and relieved after a man who falsely accused him of sexual assault was sentenced to six months in jail, his spokeswoman said.

An unemployed dance teacher has been sentenced to six months in jail for falsely accusing 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub.