A man accused of murdering his former partner and mother of their two children has punched a prosecuting barrister in the face at the Central Criminal Court.

A fingermark made by a man on trial accused of murdering his former partner was found on the same bloodstained knife that also yielded the deceased's DNA, a jury has heard.

A judge has told a man representing himself at his own trial, where he is accused of murdering his former partner, that he is “throwing out allegations” at witnesses “like confetti”.

A murder accused denied he told his former partner that he would "get her" during a phone call just hours before she died, his trial has heard.

A man has pleaded not guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend in Dublin.

A jury has failed to agree on a verdict in the trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing his partner in Dublin two years ago.

The brother of a murdered mother of two has given evidence that the accused man violently assaulted him and drove off with his sister hours before her death.

A man has gone on trial accused of murdering Dublin mother of two Anna Finnegan who had been his partner for nearly 10 years.

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The number of burglaries has soared over the past year with more than 27,600 victims of the crime, figures show.

A 31-year-old man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who died following a fatal stabbing in her home in Dublin on Friday night.

A man is due to appear in court today, charged in connection with the death of Anna Finnegan in Dublin.

A 31-year-old man remains in garda custody this evening in connection with the murder of Anna Finnegan.

A young mother murdered in Dublin last night has been named locally as Anna Finnegan.