EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Jonathan Byrne from Clonsilla in west Dublin has been charged with the murder of schoolgirl Michaela Davis.

The parents of Michaela Davis today said it was their worst fear to "lose a child so full of life".

An 18-year-old man appeared in court today charged with murdering a 12-year-old girl whose body was found dumped by a canal.

THIS kind of grand and historical house is rare indeed - original windows, lovely arched doorcase and a position facing the street in Killeagh, Co Cork.