A GARDA investigation into the death of Donna Cleary’s suspected killer found there were no suspicious circumstances when he became fatally ill in garda custody.

The inquest into the death of a murder suspect has heard that a doctor's examination of him at a garda station was 'unusually long'.

A GARDA who arrested Dwayne Foster, who was found unresponsive in Garda custody, has told an inquest that he was conscious at all times, that the three suspects in the house may have been in possession of a firearm, and that gardaí had to secure them immediately.

A CORONER is to consider whether a jury at an inquest into the death of a man who was a suspect in the shooting of mother-of-one Donna Cleary will be shown four and a half hours of video footage of Mr Foster being questioned by gardaí.

The killing of rugby captain Shane Geoghegan could be a turning point in the bloody feud among Limerick’s rival drug gangs, a priest told mourners today.

The family of a suspected killer who died in garda custody today branded as "unlawful" delays to a public hearing into the death.

A woman being questioned in connection with the murder of Donna Cleary has been released without charge.

A 24-year-old woman remains in garda custody this morning in connection with the murder of Donna Cleary in north Dublin nearly two years ago.

Gardaí in Dublin have arrested a woman this morning as part of their investigation into the murder of Donna Cleary in Coolock nearly two years ago.

A MAN who died in Garda custody died of methadone intoxication, an inquest heard yesterday.

A total of 111,453 court warrants – or the population to of a five-seat Dáil constituency – remain outstanding, the Dáil heard today.

The jury at the inquest into the death of Donna Cleary has returned a verdict of unlawful killing.

A SOLICITOR representing the man believed to have murdered a young mother of a two-year-old boy hit out at the delay in proceeding with his inquest.

THE father of a young Dublin mother killed by a gunshot while attending a birthday party in March 2006 has expressed regret that nobody will face a criminal prosecution for his daughter’s murder.

A 26-year-old is still in garda custody this morning in connection with the murder of Latvian woman Baiba Saulite in north Co Dublin last November.

ASTONISHING is the best description of research into the detection of illicit drug use which found 100% of a sample of bank notes in circulation in the greater Dublin area were contaminated with cocaine.

Since the start of 2006, 67 (check) people have met violent deaths — more than a killing every week.

The inquest into the death of mother-of-one Donna Cleary was adjourned for five months today to allow the Director of Public Prosecutions to examine the garda file.

Gardaí are continuing to investigate the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old mother at a birthday party in Dublin’s Coolock, a coroner’s court heard today.

GARDA chiefs are deeply concerned at the spate of gun crime which has seen five people killed in just one garda division.

DETECTIVES continued to question a man last night in connection with the latest fatal shooting in Dublin.

The victim of Dublin’s latest gangland killing was involved in a fight days before he was shot dead as he was watched television, neighbours said today.

WITH a general election due within the next 15 months, admitting failure is a dangerous course for the Government to embark upon.

IT WAS a “few awful minutes” that snuffed out the life of a young mother and raised questions about where society was going.

EMOTIONS ran high during Dwayne Foster’s funeral mass at Oliver Plunkett Church in Finglas, Dublin, yesterday.

The murder of a young mother in Dublin has raised questions about the direction society is going in, a priest said today.

The 22-year-old mother-of-one shot dead in north Dublin earlier this month is due to be buried in the Kilmore West area of the city today.

MORE THAN 20 people have been shot dead since the Department of Justice last year insisted Ireland was a safe country.

THE publicity-conscious Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, tells us that the murder of Donna Cleary will be a "watershed".

LAST MONTH, a man convicted of possession of cocaine valued at €750,000 received a five-year jail sentence with the last two years suspended. Effectively, he will serve less than two years.

The sixth suspect in the murder of Donna Cleary last weekend has been released without charge.

The sixth suspect in the Donna Cleary murder will now be held by Gardaí for a further twenty-four hours.

The Irish Government has lost all credibility in its fight against organised crime, a rival claimed tonight.

A man is in a serious but stable condition in Dublin’s Mater Hospital today after being wounded in the second shooting to occur in the capital in 24 hours.

Justice Minister Michael McDowell was today accused of blaming everybody but himself for the crime rate, following the latest murder on Dublin’s streets.

GARDAÍ last night launched a murder inquiry after organised crime claimed its latest victim.

THE killing of Donna Cleary would seem to have been related to drugs. The chief suspect, Dwayne Foster, was reportedly high on a lethal cocktail of heroin and cocaine.

HEALTH and crime, those two old political staples, dominated the political agenda this week, wrapped of course in the standard gobbledygook that passes for political discourse.

The latest gangland killing in Dublin is a grim reminder of how serious the problem has become.

Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy said today it was unfair to blame the force for failing to execute a bench warrant for the man suspected of killing Donna Cleary.

Fine Gael and Labour were today accused of performing a U-turn and scoring cheap political points on the issue of minimum prison terms for criminals.

Murder squad detectives today urged taxi drivers who were in Coolock, north Dublin late on Saturday night when mother-of-one Donna Cleary was shot dead to come forward.

A 21-year-old man is being held by gardaí in connection with the murder of Donna Cleary, who was fatally injured when a house in which she was attending a birthday party was fired on in Coolock, in North Dublin, last weekend.

THE WARRANT for the chief suspect in the murder of Donna Cleary was just one of 2,000 outstanding in Blanchardstown and Finglas alone, it has emerged.