A man has pleaded not guilty to the false imprisonment and attempted rape of a woman in Dublin city centre over three years ago.

Jonathan deBurca Butler is impressed when he sees the results of fixmyarea.com, as his complaint prompts a quick response.

A mother charged with the murder of her young son has been sent forward for trial.

With reference to recent reports in the Irish Examiner on the excellent work being carried out by the Cork Penny Dinners charity, it’s interesting to note that this charity was founded at a meeting in the Imperial Hotel on Mar 12, 1888.

A passenger was paralysed for life after being catapulted through a rear window of a vehicle travelling at 160km/h in what a judge describe as an “insane” act of driving.

A bench warrant has been issued for “the unluckiest woman in Ireland” after she left Dublin Circuit Criminal Court just before she was due to be sentenced by Judge Tony Hunt.

Lou Reed is campaigning to have a New York street named after him.

MAYBE it’s just me, but I think there is something radically wrong with our judicial system?

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse appeared unsteady on her feet today as she rushed into court, almost missing her husband’s appearance.

HOW long more will motorists have to put up with the lack of rest facilities on our roads? The absence of safe areas to park is a disgrace. The Road Safety Authority’s advice to drivers is to take a break to avoid fatigue — but where?

THE Garda Technical Bureau is being drafted in to assist with an investigation into a missing Lithuanian man who may have been murdered.

RETURNING to this litter-strewn country after a number of years’ absence brings with it the usual surprises, most of them unpleasant.

PEOPLE all around Ireland took to the streets over the weekend to celebrate the expansion of the EU.

A policewoman attending the scene of a fatal stabbing in Derry was injured when her patrol was attacked by a mob, it emerged today.

Israeli security forces were today hunting for a man holding a British passport who they say attempted a suicide bomb attack on a Tel Aviv beachfront bar.

THE man who carried out yesterday's suicide bombing at a Tel Aviv beachfront pub was a British citizen, as was an additional terrorist who managed to flee when his explosive device did not detonate, Israeli media reported last night.

The “road map” to Mideast peace was handed to Israeli premier Ariel Sharon this afternoon and was also being presented to Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas who was sworn in today.

The male victim of the fire at St Brigid's Place today has been named as 43-year-old Eugene Coyle.