A 12-year-old boy is among four people charged with murder after the death of a man who was assaulted in a town centre.

A veteran republican will find out on Thursday whether he is to stand trial for involvement in the notorious IRA murder of mother-of-10 Jean McConville, a judge has said.

A woman has appeared before a special sitting of Limerick District Court charged with murdering one of her housemates in Limerick.

A group that provides support to families and friends of people who have died from murder or manslaughter has said the current law defining murder needs to be changed.

A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murdering a young woman found dead at her family home in Celbridge, Co Kildare, earlier this week.

A 16-year-old boy is due to appear in court in Kildare today after being charged with murdering a young woman at her home in Celbridge earlier this week.