Legal aid has been refused for six individuals allegedly linked to the Kinahan crime gang in cases involving the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB).

Applications brought by six people allegedly linked to the Kinahan crime organisation to have their legal costs covered by the State in proceedings against the Criminal Assets Bureau have been dismissed by the High Court.

The High Court has been asked to approve legal aid to six individuals who want to oppose claims by CAB that certain assets seized by the Bureau as part of its investigation into the Kinahan crime cartel are the proceeds of crime.

A burglar who asked for a job in a fast food restaurant later returned to steal a bag of coins, a court has heard.

Former developer Kevin McGeever, who faked his own kidnapping, has denied he bought his Galway mansion with the proceeds of crime.

I am doing research for an American, Tony Byrne. His great-grandfather, Thomas Byrne, was baptised in Dunlavin on December 2, 1821. Thomas’s father, James Byrne, married Frances Elliot, and was buried in Baltyboys in 1864.

The team line-up for Ireland’s latest World Cup clash against Romania may have been much changed from the opening weekend, but the hordes of travelling fans remain as reliable as old boots, no matter what the occasion.

By Ross O’Donoghue

Cork-based building management systems company Sirus is starting the New Year with plans to develop sales in Britain and a short listing for a Small Firms Association Award.

A 42-year-old woman is to stand trial charged with assisting in the suicide of a multiple sclerosis sufferer in Dublin two years ago in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country.

A 42-year-old woman is to stand trial charged with assisting the suicide of a woman in Dublin two years ago.

Japanese amateur Hideki Matsuyama shared the lead after round one of the Open Championship Asian qualifying event in Bangkok.

A man died from injuries sustained in a fall from treacherous coastal cliffs in West Cork, an inquest heard yesterday.

A British dad-of-one has had his big toe attached to his hand after accidentally chopping his thumb off.

A MAN who accidentally cut off his thumb has had his big toe attached in its place by surgeons.

THE Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby got off to a tremendous start at Shelbourne Park last night with some fabulous performances.

A 14-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl who was struck on the head by the wing mirror of a passing mini-bus has been awarded €20,000 damages.

A Dublin man who rang RTE’s Gerry Ryan Show seeking psychiatric help after he broke into a home to act out his fantasies about harming women will be sentenced later.

IRELAND’S hopes of having their first Amateur Champion since Brian McElhinney five years ago were dashed at Muirfield yesterday when Paul Cutler fell by the wayside in the quarter-finals.

There were no family members or relatives present for Rebecca Hoban in the Central Criminal Court today when a 44-year-old UK man was found guilty of her manslaughter.

The judge in the trial of a drug addict accused of murdering Dubliner Rebecca Hoban has told the jury to think “long and hard” about his alleged confession to her murder.

A man on trial for murdering a young Dublin woman confessed that he “did her” because she was planning to kill him and take his money, a garda witness told the Central Criminal Court.

A 53-year-old man pleaded guilty today to resisting police outside the set of a Miley Cyrus movie on the Georgia coast in the US after prosecutors agreed to drop charges that he tried to stalk the teen pop star.

DANIELLE MCVEIGH produced a dramatic rearguard action to snatch the Ladies British Open Amateur stroke-play title at Royal Aberdeen yesterday.

A Mayo man has been remanded in custody pending sentence for his part in an assault which left the victim wheelchair-bound and requiring lifelong care as a result of serious brain injuries.

BUSINESSES have been urged to be extra vigilant on Hallowe’en as it is one of the top nights for vandalism.

A Mayo man is to be sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for assaulting a man who has been left wheelchair-bound and requiring lifelong care as a result of serious brain injuries.

Rory McIlroy revived his feint hopes of victory in the St Andrews Links Trophy when he carded a three-under par 69 over the Old Course in Saturday's second round.

Rory McIlroy's indifferent run of form continued in the St Andrews Links Trophy at the Home of Golf.

A LIFE-SIZE pony that wiggles her ears, swishes her tail and eats a special carrot is expected to become the biggest selling toy this Christmas.

The union movement honours one of its martyrs today as a special headstone will be unveiled in Deansgrange cemetery in Dublin at the grave of James Byrne who died while on hunger strike during the 1913 lockout.

Drug abuse is on the increase in Ireland according to official figures, which show that more and more young people are using drugs.

A murder trial jury will this afternoon retire to consider its verdict in the case of James Joseph Byrne, the Dublin man accused of the murder of his five year old daughter.