Former Ireland and Ulster rugby stars Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are to pay £20,000 costs as part of a settlement reached in their privacy action against the BBC, the High Court in Belfast ruled today.

Some victims of sexual violence were traumatised by reporting of the recent rugby rape trial, the chief executive of Nexus NI said.

A retired judge will lead an independent review into how cases of serious sexual offences are dealt with in Northern Ireland.

Ulster Rugby is maintaining a ban on news reporters attending pre-match press conferences following the sacking of rape acquitted stars Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding.

Ulster Rugby has moved to clarify events around its decision to bar news reporters from the first team press conference since the sacking of rape acquitted stars Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding.

An official Ulster Rugby fans group has ruled out a protest against the sacking of rape acquitted stars Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding.

Ulster and Ireland rugby player Rob Herring says the club was left in "with a great deal of sadness" at hearing Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding would be leaving.

Stuart Olding's defence solicitor says all rape and serious sexual assault cases in Northern Ireland should now be reviewed.

Brian O'Driscoll says the IRFU had no option but to part company with Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding.

Latest: Money did not drive the decision to sack rugby stars Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, the head of Ulster Rugby has said..

Aggravated or straightforward, they’re variations on the same malfeasance. One isn’t benign. Both are bad, writes Terry Prone

The IRFU and Ulster Rugby have "revoked" the contracts of Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding with immediate effect.

Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding's departure from Ulster Rugby is expected to be announced imminently.

A few weeks ago, a soccer club in which I have an interest was invited to an under-10 tournament in Kilkenny, writes Michael Clifford.

Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding's departure from Ulster Rugby is expected to be announced imminently.

Around 250 people have staged a protest outside Ulster Rugby's stadium this evening ahead of the team's first home game since two players were acquitted of rape.

Ulster Rugby sponsor Bank of Ireland are "highly concerned" by the issues raised by the high-profile rape trial, which saw two players, Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, acquitted of all charges.

Latest: A former captain of Ireland and the Lions has told the 'Today with Sean O'Rourke' programme on RTÉ Radio 1 that Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding should be "back to doing what they do best and that is playing rugby".

The head of the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI) said a conversation of “competition” developed around the Belfast rape trial.

Labour senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has apologised for a tweet about the Ulster rape trial.

Only 26% of people would like to see Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding return to playing international rugby for Ireland, a new poll has found.

Labour Senator Aodhan O'Riordain has apologised for comments he made about the Belfast rape trial.

A hearing is due to be heard today on whether reporting restrictions relating to Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding’s rape trial should be lifted.

Women who have suffered sexual abuse were “retraumatised” by the details of the Belfast rape trial and the way in which the woman at the centre of the case was treated in court.

As someone who teaches sports law and criminal law in Melbourne, but who lived and lectured in Belfast for 15 years, I followed the trial and acquittal of Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison with deep and obvious interest, writes Jack Anderson.

A Government minister has insisted new laws to curb the threat of social media to criminal cases are immediately introduced in the wake of the Belfast rape trial.

An Ireland and Ulster rugby star has apologised unreservedly for sending a sexually explicit message to a teammate following an incident that would later see the fellow player charged with rape.

Ulster coach Jono Gibbes' whose players were cleared of rape following a high-profile trial said it had been a difficult time.

The Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan is to review legal protection offered to complainants in sexual assault cases.

Why are we all such legends? That is the poser we have to tackle this week. That is the six-marker.

Police in the North are investigating online comments by one of the jurors in the Belfast rape trial.

The PSNI have questioned two people for allegedly revealing the identity of the complainant in the Belfast rape trial online.

Latest: An Tánaiste Simon Coveney says a "chill factor" has been introduced to the debate on sexual crime following the Belfast rape trial.

Latest: Detective Chief Superintendent Paula Hillman has said the complainant in the trial of Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding was illegally named by some people online.

Latest: Jurors at the rape trial of two Irish rugby internationals could be sent out to deliberate on their verdict on Tuesday, a court has heard.

Here is a breakdown of what the prosecution has to prove in respect of each count on the indictment in the trial of Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harris

The judge in the Belfast rape trial is due to begin her legal directions to the jury today.

The barrister for Rory Harrison, Gavan Duffy, has finished his closing speech in the trial of two Irish rugby players accused of raping the same woman in June 2016.

Update 6.02pm: A woman allegedly raped by two rugby stars lied to save face, a jury has been told.

The defence lawyer for rugby player Paddy Jackson has continued his summing up of the case for the jury at Belfast Crown Court today.

Latest: Paddy Jackson's defence lawyer Brendan Kelly QC today told the jury in the Ulster rape trial that "A drunken consent is still consent. Regret has no bearing on consent."

Update 7.45pm: A friend of two Ireland and Ulster rugby players accused of rape has "wonderful qualities," a widow told Belfast Crown Court today.

Ireland international rugby player Paddy Jackson has taken the stand on the opening day of the defence case at his rape trial in Belfast.

Latest: A friend of two Ireland and Ulster rugby players guessed they had been accused of rape because they were high profile sports stars, a court has heard.