The family of a woman who was knocked down and killed while out shopping with her sister has asked the driver not to get behind the wheel again.

THE great American novelist John Updike, though not a sportswriter, did at times indulge his nation’s favourite pasttime. And when he did, he hit a home run.

A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest and "lying in wait" killed three officers responding to a domestic disturbance call, turning a quiet street into a battlefield.

A 28-year-old man appeared in court today charged with possession of drugs, and a firearm at a house in Clondalkin last Friday.