A Detective Garda has reiterated his evidence in the case of a two brothers accused of murdering a Co Offaly farmer, telling the Central Criminal Court he heard one of the accused say: "I hit him, you can arrest and charge me," when he arrived at the scene.

The Irish Nurses Organistaion last night called for an investigation by the Health and Safety Authority into overcrowding at the Accident and Emergency departments of Dublin's main hospitals.

NURSES at an Accident and Emergency (A&E) department will meet with union officials this morning as the threat of further industrial action at the hospital looms.

Dublin's Beaumont Hospital has had 23 new suspected cases of the Winter vomiting virus over the past 24 hours.