The trial of a man charged with murdering his stepson has heard that the deceased had a death wish due to feelings of guilt about his missing sister, Amy Fitzpatrick.

A man who gardaí believe wanted “death by cop” has been jailed for a year for threatening to kill officers and detonate a bomb.

Passengers travelling to Dublin from Belfast last night experienced serious delays when a fire broke out on board a train.

A Dublin drug addict has received an eight-year sentence with four suspended for a botched supermarket raid in which his accomplice was stabbed to death.