A mother was refused a payment out of her child’s personal injury award so that she can buy a car.

ONCE upon a time, long ago, I spent a summer employed as a yardman in a concrete mixing depot in north London. It was a serious operation in which sand and gravel were transported to the depot by train, unloaded, and fed into the mixer by a JCB. I had a handy number, but so did the man driving the JCB, a native of Killarney who went by the name of Fran.

Gardaí are continuing to investigate the cause of a major fire at an apartment complex in west Dublin early yesterday which left more than a dozen people trapped in their homes.

A 43-year-old man has appeared in court today following an armed raid at a credit union in Portmarnock in Dublin last Friday evening

Robbers fleeing a credit union raid yesterday evening shot at an unarmed garda who was on mountain bike patrol before hijacking a car to escape.

Hundreds of people will take part in a march marking a year since the disastrous Priory Hall apartment complex was declared a firetrap.

City authorities have been accused of a scandalous cover-up over fire hazards at hundreds of apartments in north Dublin.

Residents of another north Dublin apartment complex have been advised that their homes may need repair work amid fire safety concerns.

DESPITE the coverage during the week, the Priory Hall scandal isn’t new.

Almost 250 women desperate to escape a violent partner were turned away by an overstretched charity last year.

DEMAND for services provided by a domestic violence charity was so high last year that it could only respond to two out of five cries for help.

A receiver has been appointed to the Priory Hall Apartment complex in North Dublin.

TWO-thirds of primary schools opening their doors for the first time in September will offer multidenominational education in a reflection of growing demand for schools not run by the churches.