An Australian man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder of an Irish backpacker-Dublin man David Greene in Melbourne last year.

An Australian man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder of an Irish backpacker in Melbourne.

Irishman David Greene had promised his return from Australia would be a special surprise for his mother.

A Melbourne man who acted like a “crazy monster” as he stomped repeatedly on the head of a Dublin backpacker has pleaded guilty to murder.

A sobbing Luke James Wentholt has been remanded in custody until Dec 18 for the murder of Dublin backpacker David Greene and for a vicious assault on David Byas at a Melbourne boarding house on Aug 26.

A man has been charged with the murder of an Irish backpacker who died in Melbourne following an alleged hammer attack.

In Australia, a man has been charged with the murder of Irish backpacker David Greene, who died in hospital in Melbourne last week.

Authorities in Australia have launched a murder inquiry after an Irish man who was assaulted in Melbourne last month died overnight.

An Irish backpacker who was seriously injured in an attack in Melbourne has died.

DE LA Salle stormed to a second Waterford senior hurling title yesterday, reversing their group stages defeat at the hands of Ballygunner as they ran out easy winners in Walsh Park.

University of Limerick 0-12 Galway/Mayo IT 1-8

LIMERICK hurler Niall Moran will be hoping to end his four year spell at UL with another Fitzgibbon Cup title.

Coláiste Iosaef, Kilmallock 1-11, DLS, Waterford 0-9

KILKENNY will be aiming to complete a hat-trick of All-Ireland hurling titles when they play Galway in tomorrow’s U21 decider in Thurles. Throw-in is at 3pm.

ATTEMPTING to call the Erin All-Ireland U-21 hurling semi-final between Tipperary and Galway in Ennis is really just a game of bluff.