A garda suffered swelling and bad bruising to his head, and had his left eye swollen shut, after being subjected to a ferocious beating with metal baseball bat.

The publication of the final chapter of the Mahon Report yesterday shines another light on the corrupt nature of how planning decisions were arrived at, writes Michael Clifford

Former Fine Gael politician Liam Cosgrave and businessman Jim Kennedy are due in the Supreme Court to try and stop their trials on corruption charges.