Gardaí believe a 16-year old boy who died Sunday after he was struck by a vehicle, had been walking home from a house party.

A 64-year-old mental health patient died after a choking on a sweet, an inquest was told yesterday.

An inquest heard yesterday of how a swim in the lakes of Killarney for two friends on a warm afternoon last summer ended in tragedy.

A 17-year-old who has been in custody for 232 days has still not had a probation officer assigned to him, the Children’s Court in Killarney was told yesterday.

A solicitor representing a man charged with a double murder yesterday asked for a psychiatric report to be provided in respect of his client.