Convicted killer and rapist Ian Horgan will have to wait to the New Year to find out if his appeal against the conviction he received for the robbery of a post office has been successful.

Convicted murderer Joe O'Reilly will have to wait to the New Year before his appeal against his conviction for the murder of his wife Rachel at their home in The Naul, Co Dublin has been successful.

GARDAÍ at the centre of the miscarriage of justice involving Donegal nightclub owner Frank Shortt now face dismissal from the force and criminal investigation, it emerged last night.