THE brave attempts of neighbours to save an elderly woman from a fire in her flat would probably have been in vain, it emerged yesterday after an inquest heard she died of a heart attack almost immediately after the blaze began from a discarded match.

Two detectives lied under oath while giving evidence at the trial of a man accused of being involved in the Omagh bombings, a court heard today.

The High Court is to give its judgment today in the case of a garda detective seeking to stop his trial on perjury charges relating to evidence he gave during the trial of Colm Murphy in relation to the 1998 Omagh bombing.

Paul Carberry appeared in court on Tuesday in connection with a public order incident on a flight from Spain to Dublin.

A CHICAGO firefighter flying to Ireland to spend Christmas with his wife and two young children shouted foul abuse and sexual remarks before assaulting a steward during a nightmare transatlantic flight.