Micheál Martin has hit out at a Fine Gael TD for taking a case over falling off a swing claiming it "flies in the face" of efforts to bring down insurance premiums.

As Louis Walsh prepares for the final of Ireland’s Got Talent and another Westlife tour, he talks to Pat Fitzpatrick about plastic surgery, celebrity spats – and why he won’t be having children, ever.

A promising athlete has avoided a custodial sentence for taking part in an attempted hi-jacking of a taxi driver who suffered a black-out when he was choked during a robbery in Dublin.

Three young Dublin men filmed themselves laughing and showing their bloodied fists after a “violent rampage” of assaults on bystanders in the city centre, a court has heard.

Supermacs owner Pat McDonagh is reportedly interested in buying famous Dublin nightclub Copper Face Jacks and the adjoining Jackson Court Hotel.

It's legendary. It has had a musical made in its honour. It's been Dublin's 'dating site' and a near-certain place to pull, or be pulled.

Do you know a John from Ennis?

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC)  has launched an investigation into the temporary loss of a Garda sub-machine gun and ammunition, citing reports of an “apparent lack of security” in the incident.

Developer Johnny Ronan’s development group has stated that it is ‘bewildered’ and ‘disappointed’ by the Bord Pleanála decision to refuse planning permission for its 22 storey tower at George's Quay in Dublin.

A fund has taken proceedings over alleged €3.31m arrears of rent under a lease for offices at Harcourt Street in Dublin.

A woman has been jailed for three years for her part in a violent late-night robbery which left the victim with a broken eye socket.

Republic of Ireland footballer Jeff Hendrick has been found not guilty of violent disorder.

A court has heard a friend of footballer Jeff Hendrick’s told gardaí people often call him ignorant if he doesn’t say hello, because he’s a footballer.

A Dublin man has said that he was left with multiple fractures to his jaw following an attack by a group of men.

An organisation representing retailers wants gardaí to charge parents with being accessories to crime if it is believed that they are using their children to shoplift.

A student who died in a car crash might have been temporarily blinded by morning sunshine, say his family.

Krystle, Dublin’s only open-air nightclub, is set to reopen in spectacular fashion this weekend following a €1.1 million refurbishment.

A question has been raised over plans by US billionaire John Malone to add a new seven-storey 97-bedroom extension to the Hilton hotel in Dublin.

Opposition TD Mick Wallace has alleged a former Nama portfolio manager used “insider knowledge” to help a “vulture fund” he held a 30% stake in to purchase the gardaí’s headquarters in Dublin from the State body.

A woman is in a critical condition following what Gardaí believe may have been a hit-and-run in Dublin yesterday morning.

Recorded in a copybook is a telling account of the Rising and the rebels’ principles, writes Jane Maxwell

Cases against two convicted criminals who re-offended while under suspended sentences have been dropped as a result of Tuesday's High Court ruling.

Bloody majestic.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today, including everything you need to know from Budget 2016.

This radio DJ recreated yesterday’s brilliant Bikini Ireland photo

Bit distracting, to be fair.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

A national register of children at risk accessible to gardaí and medical personnel 24/7 will not be available before the end of the year despite its significance in supporting child protection.

The State’s best known marriage counselling service has put the brakes on plans to redevelop the €70m Garda regional headquarters site on Harcourt Street in Dublin.

Publicly-quoted property investment fund, Hibernia Reit has acquired a prominent city centre office block in Dublin, for nearly €50m, marking its second major investment inside a month.

The garda headquarters building on Harcourt Street is to be acquired by Hibernia REIT in a €70m off-market purchase.

Dublin partiers were in for a treat over the weekend - Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul was spotted out and about in the pubs of the capital.

Some 45 successful candidates for promotion to senior ranks in the Garda Síochána have been officially notified.

One Irish lad has penned a ballad in honour of his favourite place in Dublin - Copper Face Jacks.

Businesses in the South Georgian Quarter of Dublin have objected to the opening of a new hostel for the homeless, which would be located 400 metres from the Merrion Hotel.

Dublin Lord Mayor Christy Burke has said that the Taoiseach's decision to visit homeless people on the streets of inner city Dublin last night was not a “political stunt”.

Samoan rugby star Alesana Tuilagi has been spared a jail term and a criminal record after he pleaded guilty to a drink-fuelled attack on a man in Dublin three years ago.

Samoan rugby star Alesana Tuilagi has been spared a jail term and a criminal record after he pleaded guilty to a drink-fuelled attack on a man in Dublin three years ago.

The whole country is planning a trip to Dicey's after a photo of a drinks receipt was shared online.

Teachers and students from Leinster College are to hold a protest in Dublin in the next hour this morning.