Irish courts and crime news

Martin 'The Viper' Foley has told the High Court that the reason he did not have legal representation was because his solicitor had passed away suddenly last Sunday morning.

A jury has recommended an urgent review of legislation regarding the retention of adult mental health patients following the death of a man hours after he was discharged from a HSE mental health unit.

Well known solicitor, James MacGuill, has died at the age of 63. He died in hospital following a short illness.

Waste company Panda faces trial over a fatal workplace incident at a Dublin recycling plant.

Ticketmaster has been accused of breaching consumer law in connection with the sale of tickets for last year's Oasis concerts in Croke Park.

More than 25 bench warrants were issued by a single judge in under two hours, as the impact of the defence solicitors' strike continues to be felt by court users.

Two men have been remanded in custody, charged with possessing firearms and ammunition in suspicious circumstances in Ballymun earlier this week.

Martin 'The Viper' Foley, a veteran gangland criminal, has taken the first step in the High Court in his bid to challenge the Criminal Assets Bureau's (CAB) bid to seize and sell his Dublin home.

The Minister for Justice has said the criminal courts are running "effectively" amid an ongoing dispute with solicitors who have withdrawn their services.

Former pop star Gary Glitter has pleaded not guilty to eight charges relating to alleged sexual offences against a girl when she was aged between eight and 11.