Fears were mounting tonight for the safety of a Dublin teenager who has been missing for almost a fortnight.

Gardaí in Dublin have renewed their appeal for the public's help in tracing a missing 17-year-old.

A €10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the identification of a woman found stabbed to death in Phoenix Park last week.

Detectives launched a murder inquiry today after a father-of-two was gunned down in front of his brother and friends.

Fine Gael justice spokesman Charlie Flanagan tonight called on the Government to spare gardaí from a raft of looming spending cuts after a man was shot dead in a busy betting shop – the 13th gangland murder this year.

Gardaí have smashed a fraud scheme which allowed people to travel free on public transport with fake travel cards, it emerged tonight.

THE god-like status of victorious Cork hurling captain Seán Óg Ó hAilpín could be put into perspective next year if the Rebels win three-in-a-row.