A taxi driver who sexually assaulted three young women within two weeks has had his case adjourned to allow for the preparation of a psychological report.

The former Ireland international has taken his first steps into coaching, but not in the sport in which he made his name.

Dublin's planned new suburb, Clonburris, will be about the size of Balbriggan, and have eight schools and two train stations, it was revealed today.

Gardaí in Dublin are investigating the robbery of a Parcel Motel depot at a service station in Lucan.

Details of a new suburb the size of Wexford town on the Kildare / Dublin border are due to be revealed soon.

It is said politics shouldn’t mix with sport but it certainly put a purposeful pep in the step of many of the participants in the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon as thousands ran to raise funds and awareness for neglected and struggling causes.

Iarnród Eireann have suspended all rail services in and out of Heuston Station in Dublin because of an incident.

Housing Minister Simon Coveney has signalled that rent controls will not be used to help tenants and instead promised to fast-track 33,000 new homes in urban areas.

Michaela Walsh once again ensured the field events took centre stage at the GloHealth National Junior and U23 Championships in Tullamore on Saturday, the Swinford thrower scoring a double in the junior women’s shot put and hammer.

Five units of the Dublin Fire Brigade have brought a fire under control at an apartment complex in Dublin.

Three development sites worth up to €30m have been put for sale in Cork City and suburbs.

A Paralympian whose customised car was stolen from outside his Dublin home has had the vehicle returned to him after it was found by gardaí.

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Cork City Council should decide within days whether to permit a café to be developed on a busy city centre corner.

Three former National Car Test employees and another man have appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for certificates of road-worthiness.

A four-year-old girl, who allegedly suffered psychological injuries while attending a creche mentioned in an RTÉ expose on the mistreatment of children, has been offered a settlement of €15,000, a court has heard.

Iarnród Éireann may feel flushed with success from its latest cost-cutting exercise, but it won’t please people who get caught short at stations where it has closed public toilets.

The Irish track team brought their World Championships campaign to a conclusion in Paris yesterday, with the standout performances coming from Caroline Ryan and Eoin Mullen.

Last January’s list of players to shine in the year ahead featured Kerry’s Paul Murphy, who would be man of the match in the All-Ireland SFC final. So, no pressure then on these bright young things...

Gardaí have arrested three men and seized a number firearms after they searched a car in Dublin this afternoon.

The withdrawn plans for a major new office complex on Cork’s Albert Quay have been replaced with a new application from joint developers BAM Property Ltd & Progressive Commercial Construction Ltd.

The construction sector grew at its fastest level over the first three months of this year since January 2006, according to Ulster Bank.

Cork County Councils’s grand plan to develop a new town near Blarney has been rejected by An Bord Pleanála.

Iarnrod Eireann train services to and from Heuston Station have returned to normal following earlier cancellations.

A woman has died after being hit by a train in Dublin overnight.

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Planners are confident of getting the green light from An Bord Pleanála to build a new town in Co Cork, despite the current economic climate.

A trust fund based in the Alpine tax haven of Liechtenstein has made a €3.25m settlement with the State over tax affairs.

Cork County Council is to spend €50m creating a new town which will ultimately have more than 5,000 houses, shops, four national schools, a secondary school and railway station.

Gardaí in County Louth seized drugs with an estimated street value of more than €500,000 during a raid on a house near Dunleer last night.

EUROPEAN rugby player of the year Sean O’Brien will be Carlow’s secret weapon when they take on Wexford at Croke Park on Sunday.

Seven men and a woman were arrested tonight after the seizure of €660,000 worth of cannabis.

GETTING planning permission to build in this area is difficult, which is why there should be good interest in this Adamstown, Co Cork bungalow near Fivemilebridge and the airport.

A 32-YEAR-OLD man whose girlfriend lost her life after becoming ill last Friday has been found shot dead at the foot of her grave.

The body of a man has been found at a cemetery in Adamstown in Co Wexford, it was revealed today.

A GENUINE mistake by a garda in arresting a man in Co Wicklow for “drunk driving” under the Road Traffic Act instead of being “drunk in charge” of a car did not render the man’s arrest unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled.

An unaccompanied learner driver, who for no apparent reason “stood on her brakes” at a green traffic light, has lost a €38,000 damages claim against Dublin Bus.