The jury is due to begin deliberating in the trial of an electrician accused of the fatal shooting of a bread deliveryman in Limerick three years ago.

A bread deliveryman who was shot in a Limerick petrol station three years ago died from multiple gunshot wounds, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Closing speeches have been heard today in the Special Criminal Court trial of two Limerick brothers accused of threatening to kill four members of the same family.

The Special Criminal Court trial of two Limerick brothers charged with threatening to kill four members of the same family has heard legal submissions at the close of the prosecution case.

A woman has told the Special Criminal Court she could not tell her ex-boyfriend about threats made against her life for fear of being beaten up by his brother.

A mother-of-three has told the Special Criminal Court that she could not tell her ex-boyfriend about threats made against her life for fear of being beaten up by his brother.

A woman has admitted being in a “loving embrace” with a violent sex offender just one day after complaining to gardaí that she was in fear for her life following threats made by two of her ex-partner’s brothers.

A Garda witness in the trial of two Limerick men accused of threatening to kill a mother and three of her children has denied that one of the complainants received “special status” after making the allegations.

A garda witness in the trial of two Limerick man accused of threatening to kill a mother and three of her children has denied that one of the complainants received any “special status” after making the allegations.

A rapist shared a bottle of vodka before launching a depraved attack on a teenage girl, a court heard today.

A former army captain was today accused of participating in a conspiracy of lies and deceit to justify the events of Bloody Sunday.