A husband and wife have been charged with incest, sexual abuse and with the neglect and cruelty of their six children. The married couple were arrested yesterday morning and brought before Castlerea District Court.

Justice Minister Brian Lenihan has tinkered with controversial laws being proposed on immigration to avoid a major political row over human trafficking.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has reported a significant increase in the number of people presenting to the sexual assault treatment unit at the Rotunda Hospital.

The children’s charity Barnardo’s has called on the government to increase the family incomes of the one in nine children in Ireland living in consistent poverty.

The findings of a research study to be published today indicates there is a human trafficking problem in Ireland.

The Competition Authority is launching a full investigation into the controversial decision by pharmacists to withdraw from a scheme providing drug addicts with methadone.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) decision to dispense methadone to recovering drug addicts from St Ita’s Hospital in rural north Dublin has sparked protests from local residents.

A 38-year-old man wanted in the Netherlands on international child trafficking charges has been remanded in custody for two weeks by the High Court in Dublin.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the trial of a former Christian Brother who is accused of multiple sexual offences dating back to 1961.

Pharmacists should not make recovering drug addicts suffer in their dispute over fees with the Health Service Executive, the Taoiseach told the Dáil today.