A tribunal has awarded €30,000 to Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue’s former ministerial driver who was subject to “egregious treatment” when he was let go on Christmas Day to make way for a garda to replace him on security grounds. The driver, Trevor Shaw, had been put on notice of …

A judge has ruled in a Confirmation celebration dispute between estranged parents that their children have their main course with their mother and then have their dessert with their father in different rooms at a hotel after the event. At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Francis Comerford said that he was …

The latest AA Ireland fuel price survey shows that petrol and diesel prices have hit their highest level so far this year. AA Ireland said that petrol and diesel prices have increased over the last few weeks after a fall was reported in March. Petrol prices rose to €1.81 a …

The jury in the trial of a 36-year-old man who admits manslaughter but denies murder will resume deliberating on a verdict on Monday. Maurice Boland from Bridgeview Close, Tallow, Co Waterford has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Cian Gallagher at Barrack Street in Tallow …

The Labour Party’s small business spokesperson underpaid a Bolivian seamstress who said she resigned out of fear of being deported, a tribunal has noted in awarding the worker over €11,000 for multiple breaches of her employment rights. The Workplace Relations Commission found that Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown county councillor Juliet O’Connell had …

Two former senior executives of the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) have appeared in court charged with company law offences. The former NAGP chairman, Dr Andrew Jordan, with an address at Templeogue Road in Dublin, has been charged with one count of fraudulent trading and two counts of failing …

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she has spoken to the Garda Commissioner over what she called a “disgusting” situation yesterday in which a group of protestors wearing masks gathered outside Minister Roderic O’Gorman’s home. The group of protesters, some of them wearing masks and some carrying anti-migration placards, …

None of the soldiers who gave evidence to the Bloody Sunday inquiry will face perjury charges over their testimony to the tribunal. Fifteen were investigated after the judge leading the public inquiry said British soldiers had lied while giving evidence. The military was heavily criticised in the findings of the …

A motorist was detected driving at 112km/h in a 50km/h zone on the Main Street, Charleville, Co Cork during the first five hours of ‘National Slow Down Day’. National Slow Down Day is aimed at reminding drivers of the dangers of speeding. The garda operation also aims to increase compliance …

FAI Director of Football Marc Canham has apologised to Republic of Ireland supporters for the delay in appointing a new manager to the men’s senior team as he revealed that he does not expect an appointment until September now. The FAI are now hoping to extend interim manager John O’Shea’s …