The parents of 16-year-old Aoife Johnston, who died from meningitis following a lengthy wait for treatment at UHL emergency department, have said they hope no other family experiences what they have gone through, and that action is taken to address problems at the hospital. A verdict of medical misadventure was …

A 41-year-old man caught pouring cocaine down a toilet when gardaí raided his house has been jailed for three years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Brian Wildman pleaded guilty to possessing €293,313 in cocaine and cannabis for sale and supply at his home at Charnwood Grove, Clonsilla, Co Dublin on …

The family of a 41-year-old woman who died of cervical cancer has settled a High Court action over the alleged misreporting over a cervical smear test three years earlier. The woman who had two children cannot be named by order of the court. Mr Justice Paul Coffey was told she …

US Supreme Court justices have questioned a lawyer for Donald Trump about the former president’s claim of immunity from prosecution for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Mr Trump appealed after lower courts rejected his request to be shielded from four election-related criminal charges on the grounds that …

A witness in the trial of a man accused of 121 sex offences against young boys has broken down in tears as he described to a jury how he was allegedly raped when he was ten or 11 years old. The witness was the first to give evidence in the …

A man has appeared in court accused of taking possession of a submachine gun used in an attack at a west Dublin restaurant on Christmas Eve. Tristan Sherry, 26, was attacked and died after he and a second person carried out the attack on 48-year-old Jason Hennessy Senior at Browne’s …

A man has appeared in court accused of taking possession of a submachine gun used in an attack at a west Dublin restaurant on Christmas Eve. Tristan Sherry, 26, was attacked and died after he and a second person carried out the attack on 48-year-old Jason Hennessy Senior at Browne’s …

Taoiseach Simon Harris has said he believes legislation is necessary to “fix” the situation where people seek asylum in Ireland having previously been granted it in the UK. Mr Harris was asked about the comments made on Tuesday by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, who told the Oireachtas Justice Committee …

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified at Donald Trump’s criminal trial that he sought to silence a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Mr Trump for fear it would hurt his 2016 presidential bid. “I believed the story was true, I believed it would be …

The Garda Commissioner has said he has asked officers to revisit files regarding the Stardust disaster in which 48 people died. At a Policing Authority meeting in Co Limerick today, Drew Harris was asked about the potential for a new criminal investigation in light of last week’s inquests’ verdict of …