Food critic Tom Doorley has told a court he suffered two broken shoulders when he was knocked down by a taxi in Dublin city-centre.

An 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with the investigation into a number of stabbings in Dublin City Centre on Saturday.

Nick Davies is the journalist who broke the UK’s phone-hacking scandal, worked with Julian Assange on publishing the explosive US diplomatic cables, and blew the lid on PR’s murky relationship with journalism. He’s speaking in West Cork next month, writes Noel Baker.

The parents of Stephen Donegan, the Irishman left fighting for his life after a weekend assault in Liverpool, are maintaining a bedside vigil at the hospital where he is in an induced coma.

Police in Liverpool are investigating after an Irishman was left in a critical condition following an assault outside a nightclub in the city.

Teacher Emmet Ryan felt trapped, over-worked and under-appreciated in his London job. He tells Colette Sheridan how he broke the rut.

If Britain opts to leave the EU, the ramifications for Ireland could extend far beyond frayed trade ties, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

In the midst of his company’s hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch headed to his London apartment and emerged with the News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks on his arm. Asked by a reporter about his priorities, Murdoch answered: “This one,” gesturing with his thumb to Brooks.

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Details of the arrangements for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral on Wednesday were released today by Downing Street.

A petition calling for the UK’s three main party leaders to bring in a new press watchdog backed by law has attracted more than 56,000 signatures since being launched by high profile victims of media intrusion yesterday.

A teenage mother-of-one has today denied taking part in a "honey trap" style theft during which a man was allegedly offered sex in Temple Bar in Dublin.

Britain’s sporting heroes will be saluted today as a huge precession snakes its way through the streets of London.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) served seven Closure Orders on food businesses during June, for breaches in food safety.

THE firing on May 24 of Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, the president of the Vatican Bank, because of a failure to “promote transparency”, must have sent a frisson of fear through the upper echelons of the Roman Curia, coming as it did three decades after another scandal involving the same institution.

Rebekah Brooks suffered more criticism and gossip about her relationship with Rupert Murdoch because she was a woman, she said today.

Ireland was a very different place in the 1980s. From Sir Henrys in Cork to The Afro Spot in Dublin, Suzanne Harrington recalls the decade that changed everything

Rupert Murdoch is in the UK today to take charge of the latest crisis involving one of his titles.

Journalists from Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun have contacted a trade union to discuss suing the tabloid’s owners, the union said, after five staff were arrested in a police bribery probe.

Former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck today defended the public interest of publishing stories which alleged that David Beckham had cheated on his wife and F1 boss Max Mosley had taken part in a “Nazi orgy”.

Entertainer Michael Barrymore was found with cocaine in his pocket after launching a foul-mouthed tirade at police, a court heard today.

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks today insisted the company acted "quickly and decisively'' in dealing with the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World once it had seen fresh evidence concerning actress Sienna Miller in December 2010.

RUPERT MURDOCH owns one of the most powerful media empires in the world, but the growing phone-hacking and corruption scandal has threatened to bring it to its knees.

IN a moment of celebration tinged with sorrow and no little anger, the staff of Britain’s best-selling News of the World tabloid cheered as they left their offices for the last time.

As we analyse British media practices, a comparison with other countries’ methods is needed too, says Kate Holton

If Diana was around today, she would be a beautiful 50-year-old with 10 million followers on Twitter, still making the headlines and championing her causes, writes Tina Brown

IF Fleet Street was still filled with the sound of clacking typewriter keys and the industrial whirr of print-rooms, they would have fell silent this week for a moment.

Britain's Director of Public Prosecutions is to examine whether there is enough evidence to charge a Scotland Yard officer linked to the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests with manslaughter.

The Betchworth Kid has skipped an engagement at Newbury tomorrow with connections instead aiming for bigger prizes later this month.

IN a pinstripe suit, silk tie and polished shoes, David Rowe has all the trappings of a successful London city worker, except for one stark difference — he is wearing a sandwich board that says “JOB WANTED”.

MOTORISTS who travel across Dublin city centre via Dame Street are facing major disruption to their travel plans from next week with the introduction of a ban on cars using College Green during peak morning and evening rush hours.

IAN McGEECHAN has turned to seven of Ireland’s Grand Slam heroes to rescue an ailing Lions Series, but Ollie Campbell believes there’s likely to be a backlash against the Irish contingent should the match go pear-shaped in Pretoria.

WHAT a difference a month makes.

SUSAN Boyle has considered quitting Britain’s Got Talent altogether owing to the pressures of fame, show judge Piers Morgan said yesterday.

Susan Boyle has considered quitting 'Britain’s Got Talent' altogether due to the pressures of fame, show judge Piers Morgan said today.

HE’S currently Fleet Street’s cause célèbre, the flanker-turned-second row who can do no wrong. According to one broadsheet writer, it was a “startling decision” he was overlooked for Lions selection, his place apparently going to Alan Quinlan.

RESPECTED rugby pundit, Stuart Barnes, expects the Lions Test team to be based around the Munster model, describing the European Cup holders as a team of winners.

A seriously ill drug addict whose concealed syringe pricked two gardaí attempting to arrest her has received a two-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A 20-year-old who slashed the faces of four people in separate unprovoked attacks within a 15-minute period has been sentenced to five years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A large fire broke out in a historic area of central London today.

RICHARD Johnson and Philip Hobbs have a better record than any in the Racing Post Chase and the pair team up today through the grey Lacdoudal.

A week of dry weather has come to the rescue of Paul Webber as he prepares to saddle Laskari in the Racing Post Chase at Kempton tomorrow.

Nicky Henderson has given Barbers Shop the go-ahead to take his chance in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Two men were arrested today by gardaí probing a series of knife attacks in Dublin city.