A jury hearing the trial of a man charged with murdering a Cavan woman has begun to hear forensic evidence from analysis of clothing from both the accused and the murdered woman.

A jury hearing the trial of a man charged with murdering a Cavan woman by stabbing her to death on her front lawn, has been shown garda video interviews conducted with the accused after the killing.

A Cavan man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 21-year-old woman but guilty to her manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

A NUMBER of ATMs are out of cash this morning in larger urban centres, such as Dublin, Cork and Waterford, ahead of this weekend’s bank holiday.

A 41-year-old man accused of murder allegedly told gardaí "I’m sorry, it got out of hand, it was a clash of egos" regarding a fatal incident at a new age traveller encampment, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A caretaker of a sheltered housing complex for the elderly today told how he came face-to-face with the assailant of a resident when he investigated a night-time panic alarm.