The brother of a woman who was killed on Christmas Day, along with her two daughters, has called on Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald to impose tougher prison sentences on murderers.

The brother of Sharon Whelan, a young mother brutally murdered along with her children on Christmas morning 2008, will meet Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald next Thursday.

The family of a 30-year-old Kilkenny woman murdered with her two young children almost five years ago have spoken of the life sentence they will serve as the killer of their loved ones moves closer to potential freedom.

The mother of Rachel O’Reilly has criticised the law for allowing her daughter’s killer repeated chances to challenge his conviction.

The mother of murdered Rachel O’Reilly has spoken of how she struggled with the will to keep on living after her daughter was murdered by her husband.

John Whelan believes the man who killed his sister and her two children should serve a “whole-life” sentence instead of being able to seek parole after just seven years.

Argideen Rangers 1-12 Meelin 0-13

A total of 119 days separated Fermoy’s first game in this year’s Cork County IFC and their second, but they showed few ill-effects of the lay-off as they beat Cloyne by 11 points at Lisgoold on Saturday evening.

Argideen Rangers shocked a fancied Kanturk in a thrilling Cork IHC first round clash at Coachford on Saturday.

An extra-time tally of five points proved just enough for Charleville to claim a 0-20 to 0-19 victory over Éire Óg in this enthralling Cork IHC at Mallow.

THE family of a woman murdered along with her two children by a vicious rapist has expressed horror at the Court of Appeal’s decision to reduce the time in jail the killer will serve for his crimes.

A 23-year-old Kilkenny man has been sentenced to life in prison by the Central Criminal Court for the murders of a young mother and her two daughters last Christmas morning.

A postman has been sentenced to three life terms after pleading guilty to the murder of a woman and her two young children, whose bodies were found following a fire which destroyed their rural farmhouse on Christmas Day last.

A man in his 20s has appeared before a special sitting of Kilkenny District Court charged in connection with the murder of a woman and the deaths of her two children.

THE Limerick team to play Clare in the ESB Munster MHC semi-final qualifier in Cusack Park tonight (6.30pm), shows six changes from the team trounced by Cork in the first round.