Musically inclined comedy/drama Sing Street arrived earlier in 2016 to great fanfare, kicking things off with a rapturous reception at the Sundance Film Festival.

A 34-year-old man throttled his elderly friend to death in retaliation for being hit with a walking stick, a court heard today.

Gardaí in Co Wexford have arrested a 33-year-old man in connection with the murder of another man in his flat in Dublin's north inner city last Thursday.