Around 100 people protested outside one of the Hyde and Seek creches in Dublin today to show their disgust at the findings of an undercover investigation.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been criticised for saying he “can do nothing to stop” the current spate of gangland murders, which has claimed seven lives in 100 days.

A civil servant is to face trial accused of sexual abuse of a girl in Dublin over a 10-year period.

A Dublin-based garda, who denies claims he assaulted a man and stole money from him during an alleged incident last year, is to face trial in December.

Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run in Dublin.

A man is due to appear in court this morning charged in connection with the death of a woman in Dublin at the weekend.

Two Co Louth men have been convicted and each fined €1,000 for attacking the referee after the controversial 2010 Leinster football final.

Lawyers at Dublin District Court have asked a judge to dismiss the case of two Louth men accused of attacking a referee after the controversial 2010 Leinster football final because he has withdrawn his complaint.

A top detective said “I'm f***ed, I'm f***ed” when an unmarked Garda car he was driving crashed on the M50 motorway after he had spent hours in a pub, a court has heard.

A Detective Garda has gone on trial accused of dangerous driving and unauthorised taking of an unmarked Garda car which was involved in a collision in Dublin in 2010.

A 16-year-old boy held a woman hostage as her partner was brought away at knife-point and forced to get money, a court heard today.

THE family of Danny Talbot, a young man who died of a suspected drugs overdose shortly after leaving the care system, yesterday accused the HSE of failing him “from the cradle to the grave”.

THE family of Danny Talbot, a young man who died of a suspected drugs overdose shortly after leaving the care system, yesterday accused the HSE of failing him “from the cradle to the grave”.

Two further arrests were made today over the shooting of a widower as he chased youths from his home.

A Swords man who faced 12 charges arising out of “an unbelievable night of mayhem” but who made “great progress” in a drug treatment centre was given a four-year suspended sentence yesterday evening.

A Swords man who faced 12 charges arising out of "an unbelievable night of mayhem" but who made "great progress" in a drug treatment centre has been given a four year suspended sentence.

The mother of an “out of control” 17-year-old burglar, who ransacked operating theatres in the Mater Hospital in Dublin and stole vital medical equipment and potentially lethal drugs, has pleaded with a judge to “lock up” her son.

A PRISON officer is to face trial after being charged yesterday with knowingly making a false statement to gardaí.

The mother of the so-called "Scissor Sisters" appeared in court today charged in connection with the murder of her African boyfriend.

DETECTIVES believe three women arrested yesterday are prime suspects for the murder and dismemberment of an African man.

GARDAÍ were last night questioning a man thought to be the main suspect in an underworld murder in Dublin on Thursday.

A garda has been found not guilty of striking a protester with his baton at the May Day 2000 Reclaim the Streets protest in Dublin city centre.

A teenager missing in Dublin has returned home safely.

A SLOVAKIAN man beaten and left to die outside his home had only arrived in Ireland a few weeks ago, it emerged last night.

A detective has told a jury that aerial footage of the 2002 ‘Reclaim the Streets’ protest in Dublin appears to show Garda Paul Tallon striking out at a protester three times with a baton.

EASTER MONDAY was a normal day for John Mitchell — the spritely 90-year-old walked to morning mass, as he does every day.

GARDAÍ are concerned that a 15-year-old Moldovan asylum seeker who disappeared from her government accommodation last Tuesday may have been sold into a marriage with an older man.

HE was found in a bewildered state wandering the streets of Dublin. He did not know who he was.

Four people remain in Garda custody this morning following their arrest yesterday in connection with dissident republican activity.