The failure of the Irish authorities to charge Ian Bailey with murder does not mean that he is innocent of the crime, according to the judge presiding over the trial of Mr Bailey in France.

It is time to bring an end to a crime that is “neither a mystery nor a legend”.

The son of murdered French woman Sophie Toscan Du Plantier has urged locals in West Cork to travel to Paris to testify at the trial of English journalist Ian Bailey.

A Clare woman, who claimed she had developed a fear of road and car park barriers since her car was hit by one, was told yesterday that she could not be awarded damages just for anxiety.

What should concern Pope Francis much more is that so many Irish Catholics are turning away from Christianity, writes Victoria White

Latest: Ian Bailey says he expects the Minister for Justice to appeal today’s decision not to extradite him to France.

Cork racer Matt Griffin joins up with the Singapore-based Clearwater Racing team that also includes Mok Weng Sun and Kieta Sawa to contest round three of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the iconic Nurburgring circuit in Germany on Sunday.

Ian Bailey, who was questioned in connection with the death of French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Co Cork 20 years ago, has been indicted in France for her murder.

For some, it’s a milestone anniversary — 20 years on from one of the most notorious unsolved murders in Ireland. But to her family, it’s been an anniversary just like any other.

The son of murdered French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier has vowed to continue his family's quest for justice until his dying breath, writes Eoin English of the Irish Examiner.

The son of murdered French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier has vowed to continue his family's quest for justice until his dying breath.

December 23, 1996: The body of Sophie Toscan du Plantier is found outside her holiday home near Toormore, near Schull in West Cork by a neighbour. Gardaí launch an investigation into the murder of the French film-maker.

The Lake House near Toormore in West Cork is a gem finished to highest standards, combining taste and practicality, writes Tommy Barker.

French police investigating the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier have continued interviews in West Cork, as her son said the family would “maintain the pressure”.

A severe weather alert remains in place today after torrential rain destroyed roads and flooding cut off part of the Mizen peninsula in West Cork yesterday.

Ian Bailey is to appeal the rejection by a jury of his High Court case earlier this year for conspiracy against An Garda Síochána and the State.

Aqua farm owners off the south-west coast have been warned of a massive bloom of algae which has the potential to kill fish and shellfish stock along with other marine life.

Tanaza made it two wins in as many starts as she claimed Group Three honours in the Jockey Club of Turkey Silver Flash Stakes at Leopardstown last night.

Make Believe, winner of the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, is set to take on dual Guineas victor Gleneagles at Royal Ascot after he was supplemented for Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes.

Prayers were offered at masses around West Cork yesterday for toddler Ben O’Regan, who died after a gate hit him on the head as he was feeding hens.

A toddler has been airlifted to Cork University Hospital after a farm accident in West Cork earlier.

Ian Bailey is to continue his fight to prove there was a campaign to frame him for murder, despite being hit with a multi-million euro legal bill for his failed High Court case against the State.

Journalist Eddie Cassidy recounts the aftermath of the brutal murder and outlines how the French film-maker had come to love her time in West Cork

Ian Bailey’s civil action for damages against the Garda Commissioner and State is due to resume at the High Court today after a day-long adjournment resulting from the unavailability of a juror.

Ian Bailey was upset and crying when he put his arms around a man and said: “I did it, I did it”, a High Court jury has been told.

A garda has rejected suggestions he and another detective were asked to “put the frighteners” on Martin Graham in June 1997 after gardaí lost trust in the former British soldier as an informant in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation.

A former garda detective inspector yesterday denied, as an “outrageous lie”, a claim by Marie Farrell he exposed himself to her in the toilets of Schull golf club sometime in summer 1998 while asking wasn’t it a thrill to be “fitting up” Ian Bailey.

A State witness yesterday denied a suggestion he was so convinced Ian Bailey had murdered Sophie Toscan du Plantier he was “scratching around” for any evidence against him, when gardaí had “none”.

Call showed ‘close’ relationship between garda and Bailey witness

A former detective garda in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation has said he does not believe the reason a superior officer wanted a Garda statement “chopped up” was because it might have been seen as favourable to Ian Bailey.

A witness yesterday rejected suggestions gardaí must have believed their investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier had gone “into orbit” after they identified Marie Farrrell as the anonymous caller who claimed she had seen a man in a long black coat running on the road near Schull hours before the body was found.

A former detective garda involved in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation has told the High Court he “totally refutes” claims by Marie Farrell he stripped naked in a holiday home and asked her for sex.

A garda detective who met Marie Farrell a number of times during the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation has denied that gardaí asked Ms Farrell to name Ian Bailey as the man she saw on the road near Schull hours before the victim’s body was found.

A former newspaper news editor has told the High Court she did not consider Ian Bailey was engaging in “black humour” when he told her, “It was me, I did it, I killed her to resurrect my career.”

Gardaí did not eliminate Marie Farrell as an important witness in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation after establishing she had lied to them, an former senior garda told the High Court.

Traditional farmhouse on three acres comes with barn and old stone buildings but needs upgrades and money spent, says Tommy Barker.

An important witness in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation was never assured by gardai she would not have to go to court: that would be “ridiculous”, a retired garda detective superintendent told the High Court.

A detective inspector has denied that, during their investigation into the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, gardaí made no effort to verify the truth of Ian Bailey’s account of various matters, including how he got scratches on his hands and arms.

Garda denies he didn’t have ‘blind bit of interest’ in evidence to corroborate innocence

A former Director of Public Prosecutions has told the High Court he decided there was insufficient evidence to warrant a prosecution of Ian Bailey for the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Former Director of Public Prosecutions Eamonn Barnes has told the High Court the State solicitor for West Cork told him he was asked by a senior garda to contact the Minister for Justice to get the DPP to charge Ian Bailey with the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Ian Bailey’s sister has told the High Court a French bid for his extradition in connection with the murder in West Cork of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier meant he was unable to visit their dying mother in England or attend her funeral.

A former British soldier yesterday denied a suggestion he was never threatened by gardaí with the “Provos” after he told a journalist that gardaí had provided him with quantities of cannabis to get close to Ian Bailey.