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The man charged with the murder of Irish student Karen Buckley pled guilty at the High Court in Glasgow today. Alexander Pacteau, 21, admitted grabbing Ms Buckley by the neck and hitting her repeatedly with a spanner while sitting in his parked car in the early hours of Sunday 12 April.

Fr Peter McVerry The Oireachtas justice committee has received at least 50 submissions to its consultation on drug decriminalisation, according to The Irish Times.

Joe Rice of John J Rice & Co. Pastor James McConnell has pleaded not guilty to charges under the Communications Act 2003 relating to his controversial sermon on Islam.

Cllr Drew Thompson Lawyers are assessing the impact on the city's unionist population of renaming Londonderry, following Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) moves to overturn a council motion.

Transport minister Paschal Donohoe Transport minister Paschal Donohoe has added his voice to those speaking out in defence of the ten TDs in the Dáil committee on procedures and privileges (CPP) who are facing legal action.

A blind athlete who suffered a serious spinal injury in a 25-foot fall from a window in a friends' house has successfully won a claim for compensation. Mark Pollock, 39, originally from Co Down in Northern Ireland, took Enda and Madeline Cahill, of Oxfordshire, to court after he suffered a life-alte

Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell A judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland has said the lack of a "legislative response" to long-standing difficulties with the defence of provocation is "dispiriting".

Northern Ireland's next Victims' Commissioner will be announced in the next few days, according to the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister. The post has been vacant for over a year.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan The Government of Ireland has admitted to compiling intelligence about suspected Islamic extremists living in the country.

The UK Supreme Court has refused an application by a budget airline to challenge a Court of Appeal ruling in a case relating to a dispute over its minority stake in a another carrier. The Competition and Markets Authority – previously the Competition Commission (CC) – had directed Ryanair to red

The UK Supreme Court has refused an application by a budget airline to challenge a Court of Appeal ruling in a case relating to a dispute over its minority stake in a another carrier. The Competition and Markets Authority – previously the Competition Commission (CC) – had directed Ryanair to red

Local policing chief inspector Robert Murdie Police in Belfast have called on "the support of the community" to put a stop to pre-arranged fights between young people.

Senator Mark Daly Senator Mark Daly sparked a row in Seanad Éireann as he called for gender quotas among judges in order to tackle their "unfair bias" towards survivors of sexual assault.

Three men have been convicted of planning to murder two former leaders of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) in Scotland. A nine-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow ended with convictions for Antoin Duffy, 39, his cousin Martin Hughes, 36, and Paul Sands, 32.

David Ford MLA Northern Ireland's justice minister David Ford has condemned the orchestrators of a "cynical" bombing plot in Co Armagh.