A 19-year-old man arrested over the murder of a US tourist in Russell Square has been described as a “little gentleman” and a “nice, quiet kid”, as police continue to investigate the knife rampage.

Minister McDowell says preserving evidence ‘an option’ following Laide trial collapse

Dermot Laide has expressed his "profound regret and remorse" for his involvement in the incident in which student Brian Murphy died.

Dermot Laide has walked free from Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after the Director of Public Prosecutions entered a nolle prosequi in relation to the unlawful killing of Brian Murphy outside the Burlington Hotel in 2000.

The Director of Public Prosecutions is not expected to proceed today with the retrial of Dermot Laide for the manslaughter of a student outside a Dublin nightclub.