A jury has begun its deliberations in the trial of a Dublin-based Garda accused of insurance fraud and harassment.

Evidence has finished in the trial of a garda accused of harassment and insurance fraud.

A TENSE silence was broken in a west Dublin graveyard yesterday when cries of sorrow went up as a the embalmed body of schoolboy Toyosi Shitta-bey was lowered into the ground.

RESIDENTS of a west Dublin suburb turned out in large numbers yesterday to pay tribute to a young Nigerian student who died in a stabbing incident at the weekend.

SHELBOURNE have decided not to appeal their demotion from the Premier Division but the club will appeal conditions attached to the awarding of their First Division licence by the FAI.

UNDER-FIRE Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton has received a timely boost from FIFA, as his team moved up three places in FIFA’s new World Rankings.

Finbarr Flood has stepped down as caretaker chairman of Shelbourne.

THE FAI will seek more information from Shelbourne FC in relation to the club’s future plans.

THE future of crisis club Shelbourne has been thrown into further doubt with the news the club has withdrawn from the lucrative Setanta Cup competition.

Shelbourne Football Club has turned down a proposed negotiation on the sale of the club with businessman Giovanni de Stefano after he spoke to the media about his intention to approach the club.

THE sign implored the players to believe. And each time the Shelbourne players attacked in the second half, they must have heeded the advice of that flag in red adorning the empty terrace.

Shelbourne's Chief Executive, Ollie Byrne, is considering selling his stake in Shelbourne Football Club.