Two men have been sentenced to a total of 20 years for helping a criminal gang to murder 25-year-old Vinnie Ryan, a brother of slain Real IRA leader Alan Ryan.

Two men have been jailed for a total of 20 years for helping a criminal gang murder Vincent Ryan in Dublin in 2015.

Two men who helped a criminal gang to murder Vinnie Ryan, a brother of slain Real IRA leader Alan Ryan, have asked a judge for mercy and to leave "light at the end of the tunnel" when handing down sentence.

Two men have pleaded guilty to helping a criminal organisation murder Dublin man Vinnie Ryan, a brother of slain Real IRA leader Alan Ryan.

A scientist matched dog hairs taken from a car seat cover found at a murder accused's home to a bulldog belonging to a man whose car was stolen five months before the murder, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Gardaí investigating the shooting of a man in Dublin took DNA and hair samples from two dogs belonging to a man whose car was stolen five months before the shooting, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A Dublin man died from a gunshot wound that went through his head, a pathologist has told the trial of two men accused of his murder.

A mother has described to a murder trial the moment her partner was shot dead outside her home seconds after she had taken their five-week-old daughter inside.

Two Dublin men have gone on trial, having pleaded not guilty to the ‘brutal, callous and shocking’ murder of a 25-year-old father in the city three years ago.

While much of the talk in the press of late has been about a stagnant agricultural land market in Munster, Thomas V Ryan Auctioneers in Thurles seem to be managing to buck the trend somewhat.

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Dublin based dissident republican Vincent Ryan died of gunshot wounds to the head. Ryan, from Grange Abbey Drive in Donaghmede, died on February 29, 2016.

Gardaí are closing the net on the gang behind the murder of dissident republican Vincent Ryan three weeks ago.

Gardaí investigating the murder of Vincent Ryan have arrested a man aged in his 30s, it has been revealed.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Two men in their 30s have been arrested by gardaí investigating the murder of Vincent Ryan.

Vincent Ryan’s partner and mother of his baby daughter spoke of their wedding plans at his funeral yesterday.

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch returned to Dublin at the weekend to attend a christening.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald says there is no specific intelligence to suggest there is a heightened risk of attacks by dissident republicans during the 1916 commemorations later this month.

The family of murdered Vincent Ryan are calling for an end to senseless killings on the streets of Dublin.

The jailed crime boss under suspicion for the murder of dissident republican Vincent Ryan is under prison protection — but has not received a death threat over the fatal shooting.

Gardaí are expecting the Real IRA to “put on a show” at the funeral of murdered dissident Vincent Ryan.

Gardaí in Dublin are again on high alert after a brother of a murdered dissident republican leader died last night following a gun attack.

An eight-year-old boy and a middle-aged man lost their lives in separate road accidents yesterday.

Tributes have been paid to a man described as "one of life's gentlemen" who was knocked down and killed just yards from his home.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group is weighing up the sale of over €400m of Irish hotel assets.

It basically looks like a lava lamp battering Ireland.

Stacey Scoulding, owner of Irish luxury ring specialists Loyes Diamonds, speaks to Vincent Ryan about her day

Nama is not interested in the personalities behind loans and the decision to sell Patrick McKillen’s loans to the Barclay brothers was taken on a purely commercial basis, the agency’s CEO has claimed.

Irish ambassador for European Code Week, which runs from Nov 25 to 30, Julie Cullen spoke to Vincent Ryan about her busy working day.

The brother of murdered dissident republican Alan Ryan and another man have been found not guilty of the possession of an assault rifle and a handgun by direction of the Special Criminal Court.

Evidence of garda interviews conducted with two men accused of the possession of an assault rifle and a handgun is not admissible at their trial, the Special Criminal Court has ruled.

The Special Criminal Court will rule next week on the admissibility of evidence of the arrest of two men on trial for the possession of an assault rifle and handgun.

On Oct 2, your newspaper led with the front page headline ‘One third of mortgages two years in arrears’.

Metrifit chief technical officer Ann Bruen, talks to Vincent Ryan about her busy working day

THE Lough Erne Declaration on tax, a 10-point plan that fits neatly onto an A4 page, falls short of what most economists and campaigners were hoping to see emerge from the hyped group of eight meeting in a bankrupt hotel in Northern Ireland this week.

A 22-year-old brother of murdered dissident republican Alan Ryan has been refused bail at the High Court.

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A brother of dissident republican Alan Ryan and his co-accused are to stand trial at the Special Criminal Court later this year for IRA membership.

Some businesses have thrived in spite of the recession — or even because of it, says Vincent Ryan

Likecharity chief executive Tadhg O’Toole talks to Vincent Ryan about his busy day

A brother of murdered dissident republican Alan Ryan will stand trial at the Special Criminal Court next year on charges relating to the killing of a man in Dublin last year.

Barry Kennedy of the Irish Centre for Manufacturing Research talks to Vincent Ryan about his day

A Dublin man charged with membership of the IRA after a garda investigation in to paramilitary activity at the funeral of Alan Ryan in early September has been released on bail at the Special Criminal Court today.

Marc O’Dwyer, CEO, Big Red Book & Big Red Cloud, talks to Vincent Ryan about working out and working hard

A brother of murdered dissident republican Alan Ryan and another man have been charged with firearms offences as part of a garda investigation in to the murder of Dublin man Michael Kelly in 2011.