A Dublin man who alleged he was wrongfully assaulted by gardaí after they were called to deal with an alleged disturbance involving two other people outside a licenced premises has today been awarded €60,000 damages by a High Court jury.

A MAN who twice tried to have his estranged wife killed has asked the Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) to have his seven-year sentence referred to the Supreme Court on grounds it raises an important point of law.

The man jailed for the murder of Co Waterford mother of two Mary “Mamie” Walsh has failed in his bid to have his conviction referred to the Supreme Court.