Maze prison escapee Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane has lodged an appeal to the Supreme Court in a bid to prevent his trial going ahead on charges connected with the 1983 kidnapping of supermarket boss Don Tidey.

Maze prison escaper Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane is to appeal to the Supreme Court in a bid to prevent his trial going ahead on charges connected with the 1983 kidnapping of supermarket boss Don Tidey.

The Government has decided to nominate Judge Aindrias O'Caoimh of the High Court to replace Judge Fidelma Macken as Ireland's member of the European Court of Justice.

A man accused of murdering German tourist Bettina Poeschel allegedly told gardaí to "just charge me with it" during his interrogation at Drogheda garda station two years ago, a jury at the Central Criminal court heard today.

A 42-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a German tourist at the Central Criminal court.