THE Government has acknowledged that the low level of detection of gangland killings is a serious problem.

GARDAÍ investigating the attempted murder of Afek Alquasar yesterday praised the life sentence handed to criminal Darren Larkin.

A Dublin man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the attempted murder of a Jordanian man who he shot in the head at the Leisureplex in Dublin's Blanchardstown.

A Dublin man has been found guilty of attempting to murder a Jordanian man by shooting him in the head at a Leisureplex in Dublin's Blanchardstown by a jury at the Central Criminal Court.

The jury in the trial of a Dublin man accused of attempting to murder a Jordanian man by shooting him in the head at a Leisureplex in Dublin's Blanchardstown has begun its deliberations at the Central Criminal Court today.

The trial of a Dublin man accused of attempting to murder a Jordanian man by shooting him in the head at a Leisureplex in Dublin's Blanchardstown has entered its final stages at the Central Criminal Court today.

A Dublin man accused of attempting to murder a Jordanian man by shooting him in the head at a Leisureplex in Dublin's Blanchardstown, told gardai he was with his girlfriend on the night of the attack at the Central Criminal Court today/ Thursday.

A Jordanian man who claims an Irishman attempted to murder him by shooting him in the head at a Leasureplex in Dublin’s Blanchardstown, has admitted that he shot at a joyrider with a legally held shotgun several years earlier.

A Jordanian man who claims an Irishman attempted to murder him by firing shots at him in the Leisureplex in Dublin’s Blanchardstown has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court that gardaí once searched his house for firearms.

A Jordanian man has told a jury in the Central Criminal Court that he had "no shadow of a doubt" that the man who came at him with a sawn-off shotgun while he was working at the Leasureplex in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, was trying to murder him.

Two British soldiers were found guilty today of abusing Iraqi civilian prisoners at an aid camp in Basra.

One of three British soldiers on trial accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners had the charge against him dropped today.

A BRITISH army officer was told yesterday that three soldiers stood accused of abusing Iraqi civilians because of an unlawful order he issued.

A British army officer was told today that three soldiers stood accused of abusing Iraqi civilians because of an unlawful order he issued.

The British Army officer who gave an “unlawful” order to his soldiers to come down hard on Iraqis caught looting was not charged with any offence, a court martial heard today.

A BRITISH soldier who was photographed abusing Iraqi prisoners was described as a war hero who was only following orders at his court martial yesterday.

A senior British army officer issued an order reminding soldiers they could not assault prisoners only five days after the “Operation Ali Baba” abuse scandal, a court martial heard today.

A British army major who unlawfully ordered his soldiers to punish Iraqi civilians by “working them hard” is expected to give evidence today at the “Operation Ali Baba” court martial in Germany.