A man from the North has today been found guilty by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin of the murder of a man shot dead in a church car park in Co Donegal almost four years ago.

The Special Criminal Court has today ruled that statements made by a man admitting his part in the murder of a man in Co Donegal more than three years ago can be admitted in evidence.

The Special Criminal Court in Dublin has reserved judgment on legal issues in the trial of a Northern Ireland man accused of murdering another man close to the border over three years ago.

The trial of a Strabane man for the murder of another Strabane man in Co Donegal over three years ago continued hearing legal issues at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

The trial of a Strabane man for the murder of another Strabane man in Co Donegal over three years ago is continuing at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin.

State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy has told a murder trial at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today that Strabane man Andrew Burns died from a gunshot wound to his back which caused massive loss of blood.

A man from the North has pleaded not guilty at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin to the murder of another man at a church car park in Co Donegal in February, 2008.

Gardaí are seeking to interview three people in relation to the murder of Donegal man Andrew Burns who was shot dead outside a church more than two years ago, the Special Criminal Court was told today.

A Co Tyrone man appeared before Dublin’s Special Criminal Court today charged with murdering a man in Donegal two years ago.

A LOYALIST ceasefire in the north is to be recognised, the Northern Ireland secretary said yesterday.

A loyalist ceasefire in the North is to be recognised, the Northern Secretary said today.

A loyalist ceasefire in North is to be recognised, the Northern Ireland Secretary said today.

A man who was shot dead just yards from a church in Ireland three months ago was the first victim of the hard-line republican group Oglaigh na hEireann, it was revealed today.

Further searches are to be carried out later today around Raphoe in Co Donegal following the discovery of bomb making equipment in the area.

GARDAÍ investigating the murder of a father of four in a double shooting yesterday, are trying to establish if the dead man had any links with organised crime.

Three men arrested in connection with a brutal murder of a man found shot dead in a church yard were released without charge tonight.

Three men have been arrested in connection with a shooting in the North.

Police in the North have arrested three men in connection with the murder of Andrew Burns in Co Donegal.

A man shot dead in church grounds on the border may have met his killer in a bar less than an hour before he was assassinated, it was revealed today.

Gardaí have issued a new appeal for information about the killing of Andrew Burns in Donegal last week.

LITTLE more than six weeks into the new year and gun crime has claimed its third fatality.

A 21-year-old man shot dead and dumped on a canal bank was murdered just yards from his family home, it emerged tonight.

A 19-year-old man shot dead and dumped on a canal bank was murdered just yards from his family home, it emerged tonight.

THE Queen of England will visit Ireland during her reign but probably not for a few years, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said.

The people who murdered Andrew Burns are "criminals hell bent on damaging society", Martin McGuinness said today.

The man who was shot dead in Donegal last night has been named locally as Andrew Burns from Drum Road, Strabane, Co Tyrone.

Gaming operator Empire Online today suggested its spell on the stock market could be short-lived after revealing a £790m (€1.2bn) takeover approach.

The national broadcaster RTE is to start training nine members of staff as counsellors to help those who have experienced bullying at the station.