Spike Island, the site of a notorious prison that remained in use until 2004, will this summer host a unique sporting event.

A romance scam victim, who thought she was engaged to a US marine she had never met, has been given a suspended sentence for ...

Irish homeowners face €10,000 fines and imprisonment for ignoring renovation rules, warns insurer. Irish homeowners are being ...

A CORK politician has ruled out Ireland’s Alcatraz reopening as a prison following Donald Trump’s bid to revive the iconic US ...

The prison population across Ireland exceeds 5,000 in a system with bed capacity for over 4,600, leaving the Irish Prison Service operating at 14% over capacity. The Irish Penal Reform Trust ...

Understanding the consequences of different sentences can help us decide which aims of sentencing we want to prioritise ...

Charlotte Mulhall remains behind bars for the gruesome murder of her mum's boyfriend but the Scissor Sister, who could soon ...

A man who pleaded guilty to using a historic weapon to murder his aunt's former partner has told a court he was "so ...

Judge Ted Magill described the victim’s request as “an unexpected praiseworthy act of generosity” and also described the ...

Spike Island in Cork Harbour used to be home to monasteries and military bases before it became home to one of Europe's largest prisons.

Charlotte and Linda Mulhall were convicted of killing Farah Swaleh Noor in 2005 - and while Charlotte remains behind bars, ...

Detective Garda Mark Deasey told the court that documentation from Bank of Ireland led gardai to interview Kuiken in July ...