Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has expressed confidence she will be returned as Northern Ireland’s first minister.

A man who denies involvement in the armed robbery of over €1.1m worth of diamond rings and Rolex watches from a Galway city jewellers was wrestled to the ground a short distance from the scene by two gardaí who were assisted by three passersby, a trial heard today.

Two holdall bags, containing over €1.1m worth of diamond rings and Rolex watches, were discovered under a bush on the banks of a lake in Galway city shortly after an armed robbery had taken place in a city centre jewellers, a trial in Galway heard today.

A man conned two people into parting with their money by selling them non-existent All-Ireland tickets and an Apple iPhone online.

Voters in west Belfast will head to the polls today to elect a successor to long-standing MP Gerry Adams.

Six candidates are contesting the June 9 Belfast West Commons by-election to choose a successor to Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams.

THE Mahon Tribunal into alleged planning corruption effectively ended after more than 10 years of investigation — and at a likely final cost of €300 million.