A 51-year-old Slovakian man accused of murdering his flatmate told investigating gardaí that he had pushed the deceased out of his bedroom sometime before the stab victim was found in a pool of blood.

A RETIRED accountant found dead in a bedroom of his Cork home suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck, chest and abdomen, an inquest heard yesterday.

Gardaí investigating the killing of a Corkman at his home at the weekend have been aided by motorists who spotted a man walking on the Cork to Kinsale road.

THE chief suspect in a Garda investigation into the weekend murder of retired accountant John Hyland is being held in a secure unit at a Cork psychiatric facility.

A debt ridden mother-of-seven who stole €9,000 from her employer has "frittered away" €10,000 sent to her by an anonymous donor after reading newspapers reports of her court case.

Three men were cleared today of blackmailing football agent Paul Stretford after it emerged he had misled the court.

Three men were cleared today of blackmailing football agent Paul Stretford after it emerged he had misled the court.

Football agent Paul Stretford was forced to defend the ethics of his profession in court today.

Liverpool promoter John Hyland has given the search for a venue to stage a world heavyweight title showdown between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson a bizarre twist by offering to put the fight on in Beirut.