A man is due to appear in court tonight charged in connection with a serious assault in Co. Leitrim last month.

Gardaí have charged a man over the theft of an ATM machine in Co Sligo earlier this year.

Well-known solicitor Gerald Kean has appeared before a sitting of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to face six charges of alleged professional misconduct.

A 29-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Eugene Gillespie in Sligo Town.

A JOBLESS man has become the first person in Ireland to be jailed for breaking anti-piracy laws after being spotted selling bootleg compact discs and DVD films.

THOUSANDS of motorists could escape penalty points and fines after the High Court ruled yesterday that garda devices used to monitor drivers were in breach of the law.