A 22-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering a two-year-old boy by "punching or kicking" him in the stomach in a "loss of temper".

A court has heard a man who did not stop after he knocked down a Kildare County Councillor was found hiding in his friend’s wardrobe.

Gunmen killed a man outside a primary school near Athens as parents were still dropping off their children, Greek police have said.

A father of four who hung from the roof of a taxi, as it ferried his partner through Limerick city, was delivered by the cab to arresting officers at Henry Street garda station, a court has heard, writes David Raleigh.

LATEST: A man will appear in court tomorrow charged in connection with the murder of Samantha Walsh in Waterford.

A brawl erupted at a shopping centre after a vigilante group of "paedophile hunters" confronted a man suspected of grooming a 14-year-old girl.

One man has died after being shot on a train in Atlanta, while three other victims are being treated in hospital.

Latest: The barrister for a Kilkenny man accused of murdering a woman in the 1980s has told the jury they must have “grave concerns” about the evidence.

A man who fatally shot his estranged wife and a special needs pupil in her classroom then killed himself had professed his love for her just last month on social media.

A man in his 50s has died after an accident at his home in County Wexford this morning.

A man in his 20s is receiving treatment in hospital following a stabbing incident in Co Laois this morning.

A revenge pornography offender who posted a series of "vile, aggressive" lewd comments on an X-rated website next to pictures of women he knew has been spared jail.

Latest: Superintendent Dan Keane of Listowel Garda station later confirmed the investigation had been upgraded.

A "truly selfless" motor neurone disease sufferer has vowed to fight to continue his battle against the law on assisted dying.

A 44-year-old man died after he was thrown in the air while attempting to erect a street lamp to cater for mourners at his mother's wake.

Gardai have appealed for witnesses following the death of 19-year-old man in a road traffic collision tonight, writes David Raleigh.

A man has died in a single vehicle crash in Meath this morning.

A Wicklow murder trial has heard the accused lied about where his alleged victim was on the day he killed her.

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after he was rescued from a river in Co Clare this morning.

A man has gone on trial accused of murdering a woman he claims was threatening to tell his wife that he had cheated on her over Christmas 2014.

A man who viciously assaulted a garda, punching her in the face and spitting in her mouth, has been jailed for 11 months, writes Liam Heylin.

Malaysian authorities have deported the only North Korean detained over the killing of Kim Jong Nam, and issued an arrest warrant for another man whose whereabouts are unknown.

A man in his sixties has been killed in a road crash in Co Mayo.

A man who drove into a group of pedestrians in the German city of Heidelberg, fatally injuring one man, is being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 90-year-old man in Waterford.

A man has died in a crash in Louth this morning.

A man in his 40's was arrested in Dublin this morning after Gardaí were called to an armed robbery.

A man has been arrested following a Garda chase in West Dublin.

Normal business has resumed at Limerick District Court after proceedings were interrupted when a man, who was appearing in front of judge Mary Larkin, ended up on the floor of the courtroom after his chair collapsed underneath him, writes David Raleigh.

A man has been shot in west Belfast.

A man critically injured when he was shot through a living room window was hit in the head in a hail of at least 20 bullets, police have said.

A large bomb blast has ripped through a protest rally in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least 11 people and wounding nearly 60 in an attack claimed by a breakaway Taliban faction.

The friend of a man who was allegedly murdered in a row over a Chihuahua has admitted he lied to Gardaí about whether his friend was armed.

A man who walked around Cork City “beating the lard” out of people and who shown no remorse has been labelled “disgraceful” by a judge, writes Liam Heylin.

A 44-year-old man pleaded guilty yesterday to making grossly offensive communications by phone in which details were given of disturbing sexual fantasies, writes Liam Heylin.

Gardai have arrested a 44-year-old man in connection with a robbery in Dublin.

A man has been arrested in connection with an on-going investigation into the murder of Irene White.

Update: 13/01/2017 The body of Krzysztof Misztela has been located.

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after a crash in Swords, Co Dublin.

A man has died in a farming accident in Co. Wexford.

A man remains in a critical condition after a hit and run in Crossmaglen, County Armagh.

Chris Connors died, at age 67, after trying to box his bikini-clad hospice nurse just moments earlier.

A 44-year-old man has been charged in connection with the seizure of a firearm in Dublin

A search will resume off Wicklow's Arklow coastline at first light this morning for a man who fell overboard from a local fishing boat yesterday morning.