The trial of a 30-year-old from Sligo accused of murdering a pensioner has heard that an anonymous 999 caller said a man was tied up in a house but investigating gardaí went to the wrong address.

A 30-year-old Sligo man has admitted falsely imprisoning and killing pensioner Eugene Gillespie.

A 29-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Eugene Gillespie in Sligo.

A 29-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Eugene Gillespie in Sligo Town.

A man in his 20s is due to appear at a special sitting of Carrick On Shannon District Court at 2pm today, charged in relation to the death of Eugene Gillespie in Sligo.

Gardaí investigating the murder of Eugene Gillespie in Sligo Town say the man being questioned in connection with his death must either be released or charged later today.

The funeral Mass has taken place in Sligo of murder victim Eugene Gillespie.

Detectives in Sligo have arrested a suspect over the violent murder of pensioner Eugene Gillespie.

The number of burglaries has soared over the past year with more than 27,600 victims of the crime, figures show.

Gardaí probing the murder of pensioner Eugene Gillespie are investigating an anonymous emergency phone call to their station on Thursday.

Gardaí investigating the death of Eugene Gillespie in Sligo town say they followed up on a 999 call made last Thursday alerting them that a man was tied up inside a house with a 'brown gate'.

Gardaí are carrying out a series of raids in Sligo town this morning, as part of an investigation into the murder of Eugene Gillespie.

Gardaí are trying to trace the final movements of 67-year-old Eugene Gillespie before he was “brutally murdered” by burglars at his home in Sligo town.

Gardaí have upgraded their investigation into the death of man in Sligo to murder.

A post mortem examination has been carried out on the body of 67-year-old Eugene Gillespie, who died following an aggravated burglary at his home in Sligo last week.

A murder investigation has been launched after an elderly man died following a violent attack and robbery in his home in Sligo.

The Deputy State Pathologist Michael Curtis is to conduct a post mortem later on the body of a man who died after an apparent assault during a break-in at his home in Sligo Town.