An Austrian court has ordered the conditional transfer of sex offender Josef Fritzl from a prison’s psychiatric unit to a regular jail, his lawyer told reporters after the hearing. Fritzl, who has changed his name to one not made public, raped his daughter as he held her captive for 24 …

The chair of the independent Electoral Commission has said the 8 March referendums on family and care are “complex”. Ms Justice Marie Baker was speaking at the launch of a countrywide information campaign, with a booklet of what precisely is being asked to be sent to 2.3 million households. Campaigns …

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that passengers who book an alternative flight, because an airline had informed them in advance that their original flight would be delayed, are not entitled to compensation under EU passenger rights rules. The case concerns two German passengers who took action against …

Europe’s highest court has ruled that the concentration of certain chemical compounds in Irish drinking water have exceeded EU safety levels. The European Court of Justice this morning ruled that Ireland had failed to meet its obligations under an EU directive on safe drinking water. According to the court, trihalomethanes …

New research shows that one quarter of 17-year-olds are engaged in regular caregiving for a family member. However, they receive poorer Leaving Certificate grades and are less likely to go on to higher education. If they do enter third level, they are also likely to pick an institution where they …

New research shows that one quarter of 17-year-olds are engaged in regular caregiving for a family member. However, they receive poorer Leaving Certificate grades and are less likely to go on to higher education. If they do enter third level, they are also likely to pick an institution where they …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia is “playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners” after Moscow accused Kyiv of downing a military plane carrying dozens of its own captured soldiers. Moscow said 74 people died – 65 of them Ukrainian prisoners of war being flown to a scheduled …

Japan’s “Moon Sniper” craft landed around 55 metres from its target, the country’s space agency has said as it released the first images from the mission. The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), dubbed the “Moon Sniper” for its pin-point technology, had the goal of touching down within 100 …

A woman was rescued after 15 hours stranded on top of her overturned car in a creek she had attempted to drive through following heavy rain in California. The woman lost her belongings inside the car and was unable to reach out for help. She stayed in the water for …

The President of the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine has warned there is a “massive capacity issue” in hospitals, with the Emergency Department at Cork University Hospital this morning running at over 300% capacity. Emergency departments remain under pressure with scores of patients waiting for a bed. Yesterday, figures from …