“It was horrific. I’ve never ever seen anything like that. The dogs were ripping open his leg. He was screaming and there was blood everywhere,” his colleague said.
We’ve watched people disappear from our churches in recent year but Pope Francis has brought some back, writes Father Seamus Ahearne, who says from his first appearance, this pontiff showed he was different.
The Supreme Court today adjourned a decision on whether Dublin City Council must continue to pay accommodation costs for Priory Hall residents until October.
There was standing-room only in the small courtroom on Monday morning as the 7 judges ruled that Marie Fleming, who has MS, did not have the right to end her own life with help from her partner.
The Council of Europe will assess the government’s action plan on abortion and it is expected the ministers will seek a clear deadline for the implementation of the new legal regime.
That’s according to the Court of Justice of the European Union, which said today that if a worker becomes ill during annual leave, they are entitled to take that leave at another date.
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said that new law for search warrants is a priority for government after the Supreme Court ruled the existing law was unconstitutional.
Lawyers failed to agree on the definition of ‘consent’ during the hearing. Assange is facing allegations of rape and sexual molestation if he is extradited to Sweden.
THE GREEN PARTY’S national convention took place this weekend – and at this, Eamon Ryan mentioned solar panels.
The Environment Minister said new rules will be introduced in December “so households and farms and businesses” will be able to sell excess power generated through solar panels back to the grid.
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