A Chinese man will be sentenced next week after he was caught by gardaí raping an Irish college student in a laneway.

A Co Wicklow farmer who denies murdering his brother in a row over his mother’s burial wishes did not attend his trial today because he was “too unwell”.

The trial of a Co Wicklow farmer who denies murdering his brother in a row over his mother’s burial wishes has heard "dementia impaired his judgement".