The Central Criminal Court also heard today that accused Paul Wells Junior asked gardaí to handcuff him in the district court as he was afraid he would attack his father Paul Wells Senior.

On September 20, 1987, a fire occurred at Church Lane, Kilcock, Co Kildare where Barbara Doyle, 20, was babysitting here nieces Mary Ellen, 8, Kerrie Anne, 3.

One of two boys accused of Anastasia Kriegel’s murder claimed that he "hadn’t a clue what happened to her", when asked to make a statement after he and the other boy had disagreed about what happened in front of gardaí.

A man has been arrested in connection with a triple murder investigation in Co Kildare 30 years ago.

Thirty years to the day since she lost her two children and her sister in a fire, Elizabeth Byrne is faced with new evidence showing they were murdered.

Gardaí have made a major breakthrough in three cold case deaths in Co Kildare.

Update - July 10, 2017 - 5.59pm: Aonghus Ryan has been found safe and well.

Update: 29/03/2017: Ainne Poynton has been located safe and well.

An Aer Lingus worker charged with organising human trafficking at Dublin Airport has been remanded on bail pending directions from the DPP.

A judge has today deferred ruling on whether fee legal aid will be granted to an Aer Lingus worker charged in connection with organised human trafficking at Dublin Airport.

Two Aer Lingus workers and a Chinese national have been remanded in custody, charged with human trafficking at Dublin Airport.

The uncle of 18-year-old Kym Owens has described how her family’s life “has come to a standstill” following the vicious assault, which has left her in an induced coma since November.

Gardaí are trying to identify everyone who travelled on the same bus as a college student subjected to a horrific attack as she walked to her digs in Maynooth last Sunday.

A man in his 30s has been arrested in connection with the murder of Phillip Finnegan.

Gardaí have seized around €300,000 worth of cannabis herb in Co. Kildare and Co. Dublin.

A man has been charged in connection with the death of Noel Winterlitch in Kildare in September 2015.

Anyone missing a jetski?

It’s a horrible experience to be burgled and lose some of your prized possessions.

The body of a man found in woods in Co Kildare has been confirmed as that of a Dublin man believed to have been abducted from his home almost a month ago.

Four people have died on Ireland's roads since last night.

Gardaí are continuing to investigate a fatal road accident in Co Kildare yesterday.

A north Co Galway town is in shock following the tragic death of a mother and her teenage son in a car accident.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a crash which killed an 18-year-old on the Offaly-Kildare border yesterday.

The Garda investigation into the murder of Kenneth O’Brien is gathering apace after human limbs were discovered along the Grand Canal.

Gardaí continued to question a man last night as part of a murder investigation following the death of a 37-year-old father in north Kildare.

A woman aged in her 30s has been arrested by Gardaí investigating last Friday's fatal shooting in Athy, Co Kildare.

In Meath, motorists are advised that part of the Enfield-to-Kinnegad Road remains closed this morning following a fatal crash last night.

Gardaí are investigating reports that a woman was seriously assaulted after leaving a Dublin nightclub.

The Garda Ombudsman is today investigating the death of a man who had been in Garda custody.

Four people have been arrested and more than €350,000 worth of drugs have been seized in two separate Garda operations in the east.

Gardaí have arrested two men after a drugs raid in Co. Kildare.

Two gardaí arrested on suspicion of involvement in an ATM scam risk losing their jobs over sums totalling less than €2,000.

Two Gardaí have been arrested in connection with suspected fraudulent activity.

Three teenagers and two juveniles have been arrested following a high-speed car chase in Dublin and Kildare.

Two men have been arrested in Maynooth, Co Kildare, as part of an operation targeting burglaries.

Gardaí fear one of the country’s top crime bosses will seek revenge for the murder of a close relative — one of two people gunned down in a gangland attack.

THREE men have been arrested by detectives investigating an attempted tiger kidnapping nine months ago.

A 25-year-old man was shot in broad daylight today while he sat in his car in Blanchardstown, Dublin.

A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit and run in Co Kildare last night.

A man in his 40s remains in Garda custody following the seizure of almost €1m worth of heroin and cocaine in Co Meath on Wednesday.

Almost €1m worth of drugs have been seized in Co Meath, it has been revealed.

A 21 year old man has been arrested following a drugs seizure in Co Kildare today.

A man has been arrested following a raid on a building society in Leixlip, Co. Kildare this morning.

Two men are due to appear before Dublin District Court this morning in connection with an armed robbery at a jewellery store in Co Kildare.