Soon after Martin O’Toole left the court, lawyers for Paul Beirne, another of the men due to appeal the severity of his sentence before the court on Tuesday, informed the panel that their client had also indicated his wish to discharge his legal team.

The accused man Alan Vial (39) also told gardaí that 66-year-old Robert 'Robin' Wilkin's body being found in the sea below the Sliabh Liag cliffs in Donegal was "a bit sad" Pensioner found dead at SLiabh Liag

Kyle Lawrence (19) of Lurgan Street, Dublin 7, is the second person to be prosecuted for the riots, which took place in Dublin city centre on November 23rd, 2023 following the stabbing of a child outside her school

The men are charged with offences arising from the seizure of cocaine worth more than €157 million on the MV Matthew

Michael Royal (48), Thomas Dwyer (24) and Patrick Fitzgerald (48) were in the company of another unidentified man when they burst into the home in Monkstown

Two adults remain critically ill in hospital following the incident in Dungannon on Monday night

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is examining whether the 1998 atrocity could reasonably have been prevented by UK authorities.

The former Ireland hockey international appeared before Judge Treasa Kelly at Dublin District Court on Wednesday

Bryan White, 27, was shopping in Omagh with his father Fred when the bomb exploded.

Reports were made of a firearm being discharged at two residential properties in Ballinasloe at around 3:50am.

The changes aim to improve road safety and reduce road deaths and serious injuries by 50 per cent by the end of the decade

Edmund O'Sullivan (32) was sleeping rough in Tralee after being released from prison 10 days earlier

Verona Murphy decided that government-affiliated TDs cannot be considered as members of the opposition.

A breakdown of prosecutions from the District Court shows that 361 offences under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act were heard during 2023 and 2024

The 24-year-old did not speak during the hearing and the court was told he had entered an early guilty plea

The Dáil Reform Committee is meeting ahead of the return of the parliament on Wednesday.

Official figures show 12 of the country’s 22 Garda divisions experienced a decrease in the number of gardaí over the course of 2024.

Rossa Fanning said “prompt” determination of Sinn Fein's Patrick 'Pa' Daly’s case is in the public interest, given the nature of the constitutional issues arising.

Mr Hayes said that there had been a “whole of government approach” under which people could seek compensation through the humanitarian assistance scheme.

The PSNI are appealing for information after the incident in Dunmurry