Court and political stories are some of the topics featured on the front pages of Saturday's newspapers.

There are "black holes after black holes" in the €250 million damages case against former head of Irish Nationwide Building Society boss Michael Fingleton, his lawyer has told the High Court

Police said the man died on Thursday in Manor House, north London, and his family have been informed.

Geoffrey Keating (47), with an address at Woodbank Drive, Finglas, Dublin 11 originally pleaded not guilty to criminal damage under the Criminal Damage Act, 1991 in the District Court

Five children with autism have brought separate High Court actions over the Minister for Education’s alleged failure to provide them access to education

A 31-year-old man, who can’t be named for legal reasons, is on trial at the Circuit Criminal Court in Cork charged with assaulting his infant daughter

Former soldier Lisa Smith’s conviction for membership of Islamic State is “sound” and should be upheld, the State has told the Court of Appeal

The former Sinn Féin leader claims the BBC Spotlight programme and related article published in 2016 defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning the Provisional IRA’s killing of British agent Denis Donaldson in 2006

Nigel Canavan, with an address at Erris Gardens, Crossmolina, Co Mayo, has pleaded not guilty to his mother's murder at her home in St John's Terrace, Co Sligo on May 1st 2023.

The then 16-year-old girl was helping her mother with the weekly grocery shop in a Dublin supermarket when she was sexually assaulted by Jasmin Nasic

Padraig Byrne, who has Down Syndrome, only got his first hearing assessment when he was 17 months old.

Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson has been granted leave for a judicial review into the decision by Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins.

Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring lifted reporting restrictions in the case, but ordered that no details could be reported that might lead to the identification of the victim.

Richard Satchwell (58), with an address at Grattan Street, Youghal, Co Cork, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 45-year-old wife Tina Satchwell

Max Hollingsbee, 21, of Lurgan is to serve 31 months in prison and 31 months on licence.

32 per cent have been involved in a near miss, with all reported collisions involving men.

The officer admitted committing six offences of conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline, contrary to Section 168 of the Defence Act.

"A strengthened, well-resourced Garda organisation is central to this policy. €2.48 billion for this year, a 27 per cent increase since 2020," Jim O'Callaghan said.

The 24-year-old pleaded guilty to charges of dangerous driving, drink-driving and driving without insurance.

Detective Garda Jason O’Carroll said the social media platform reported content “that they deemed to be child pornography”.