THE Dublin City Coroner yesterday launched a stinging attack on the newly established Garda Ombudsman Commission.

The Dublin City Coroner is expected to issue a ruling today on whether to proceed with the inquest into the deaths of two post office raiders at the hands of armed gardaí.

AN inquest into the death of two raiders shot dead by elite gardaí was dramatically halted yesterday after the Garda Ombudsman revealed it was investigating one of the killings.

An inquest into the death of two raiders shot dead by elite gardaí was dramatically halted today after the Garda Ombudsman revealed it was investigating one of the killings.

The jury at the inquest into the deaths of two raiders during an attempted post office robbery in north Dublin two years ago has retired this afternoon to consider its verdict.

A verdict is expected to be delivered today at the inquest into the deaths of two raiders during an attempted post office robbery in north Dublin two years ago.

Dublin Coroner's Court today heard that Gardaí had advance intelligence that a robbery would take place on the day of the Lusk Post Office raid two years ago.

The inquest into the deaths of two post office raiders shot by an armed garda in County Dublin two years ago, heard today of unsuccessful attempts to prevent the robbery.

A second garda witness is giving evidence today at the inquest into the deaths of two raiders who were shot dead by armed Gardai during a post office raid in Dublin more than two years ago.

AN armed Garda detective who fired the shots which fatally injured two raiders in a foiled post office robbery told a court yesterday that he shot the second raider, who was unarmed, because he believed he had a gun and was in fear of his life.

A detective garda who shot dead two raiders told an inquest today that there was no doubt in his mind an armed gunman was prepared to kill him.

A detective Garda has been telling an inquest about the moment he shot two post office raiders dead.

An armed robber claimed today that elite gardaí gave no warning before shooting two of his accomplices during a foiled post office raid.

Extensive footage of an attempted armed raid at Lusk Post Office in 2005 is to be shown in Dublin Coroner's Court today.

HARROWING scenes of a double shooting in a foiled post office robbery were played at an inquest yesterday.

Harrowing scenes of a double shooting in a foiled post office robbery were played at an inquest today.

A raider smashed through the glass hatch at a post office counter with a sledgehammer as terrified staff huddled for cover in a corner, an inquest heard today.

The inquest into the fatal shooting of two armed raiders by Gardaí in north Dublin is continuing amid tight security today.

Terrified staff and customers feared for their lives during a foiled armed robbery at a village post office in which two raiders were shot dead, an inquest heard today.

An inquest into the deaths of two men killed during a foiled post office raid in Lusk, Co Dublin, two years ago will open today.

GARDAÍ will give evidence from behind a screen during the inquest of two men shot dead by officers during a post office robbery, it emerged yesterday.

Gardaí will give evidence from behind a screen during the inquest of two men shot dead by officers during a post office robbery, it emerged today.

A man has been given 10-year sentence for his role in an attempted armed raid of a post office where two of his fellow gang members were shot dead by gardaí.

A Dublin man has today admitted his participation in an attempted armed raid of a post office where two of his fellow gangmembers were shot dead by gardaí.

A man charged in connection with the attempted robbery of a post office in Dublin’s Lusk may be called as a witness at the inquests of two men shot dead by detectives during the incident, a coroner’s court heard today.

An inquest into the deaths of two post office raiders shot by armed detectives may not take place until 2008 if it is adjourned while another person is charged in relation to the incident, a court heard today.

No criminal charges are to be brought for the killing of two raiders shot dead by armed detectives during a foiled raid on a north Co Dublin post office.

THE Director of Public Prosecutions is examining a garda file over the deaths of two raiders shot by armed detectives during a post office robbery, a coroner’s court heard yesterday.

The Director of Public Prosecutions is examining a garda file over the the deaths of two raiders shot by armed detectives during a post office robbery, a coroner’s court heard today.

The DPP will not bring a criminal prosecution over a traffic accident in which a pensioner was knocked down by a garda patrol car, an inquest heard tonight.

THE Director of Public Prosecutions is considering whether criminal charges should be brought against armed gardaí who shot dead two raiders in a trap last May.

The gardaí were justified in killing two post office raiders in Lusk, Co Dublin, last month, according to an opinion poll published this morning.

GARDA Commissioner Noel Conroy yesterday warned armed criminals gardaí would fight back if the public was put at risk.

Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy has mounted a strong defence of the gardaí who killed two post office raiders in Lusk, Co Dublin, last week.

A man was today charged in connection with a foiled armed robbery in Dublin in which two men were shot dead by gardaí.

THE nine-year-old daughter of a man murdered in the bedroom of his home opened the door to the killer, who pushed past her, rushed up the stairs and shot dead the father-of-four.

Amnesty International is demanding an independent investigation into the killing of two post office raiders by Gardaí in Co Dublin yesterday morning.

THE gang leader shot dead in yesterday’s armed robbery has been a major crime figure in the north Dublin area for more than a decade.

THERE were growing demands last night for an independent investigation into how two raiders were shot dead by gardaí during a robbery in north Dublin.

Amnesty International tonight called for an independent inquiry into the killing of two armed robbers in a quiet Irish village as Bertie Ahern backed the gardaí involved.