1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (462+ words) A doctor who was jailed for sexual assault in Britain in August was the subject of a complaint alleging sexual harassment of a younger colleague in Dublin 20 years ago. Muhammad Iqbal (64), of Julianstown, Co Meath, was jailed last month for…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (426+ words) More than 30 women have alleged that they experienced sexual harassment, misogyny, bullying or intimidation while working in the National Ambulance Service (NAS). An unpublished Health Service Executive (HSE) internal review obtained by RTÉ’s Prime Time programme also raised concerns about…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (603+ words) The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has been ordered to pay €33,000 to an employee who argued she should not have had to organise in-person school visits during the Covid-19 pandemic as they were contrary to safety regulations at the…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (407+ words) Peter Mulcaire, the two-year-old boy who died after a hit-and-run incident in Co Limerick, was his family’s “sunshine” and “left an impression on everyone he met”, his funeral Mass has heard. The toddler, who is survived by his parents Kerrie…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (343+ words) An eight-year-old boy from Co Monaghan died in hospital after being seriously injured while riding a “dangerously defective” quad bike, an inquest has heard. Finn McGrath, from Dunaree, Laragh, Castleblayney, was airlifted to hospital after the crash, but died at…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (426+ words) A lawyer has told a court that a woman prisoner, who suffers from mental health problems, has been told to go to a window and get a breath of air if she has a panic attack. At Ennis District Court…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (223+ words) A District Court judge has warned social housing tenants in Co Galway they could be evicted by the local authority and their homes reallocated if they misbehave. Judge James Faughnan said there was a housing crisis, and Galway County Council…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (622+ words) A 25-year-old man whose body was discovered on the grounds of a Dublin hospital had left an emergency department of his “own free will” after making two suicide attempts while in Garda custody hours earlier, an inquest has heard. Seán…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (225+ words) Well, you may be thinking, isn’t that the essence of Trumpian America. Think again. In a Dublin District Family Court hearing last Friday, a woman sought an emergency protection order against her husband. It was a decision that had been…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (730+ words) Gardaí can now refer first-time drug offenders caught in possession of small amounts of illegal drugs to the HSE rather than prosecute them for the crime or issue them with an adult caution. Harm-reduction experts have welcomed the change. Det…...