A mother-of-two who hired a hitman on-line to kill her wealthy partner and his sons was today jailed for six years at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.

A mother-of-two convicted of hiring a hitman to kill her wealthy partner and his two sons will be sentenced next month, a court ruled today.

A Clare woman has been found guilty of soliciting a former Las Vegas poker dealer to kill her partner and his two sons by a jury at the Central Criminal Court.

THE taxpayer will not be out of pocket over a decision to abandon plans for a new greyhound stadium on a site purchased for more than €1 million near Limerick, the chief executive of the Irish Greyhound Board said yesterday.