Padraig Nally still fears for his safety more than a decade after killing a man for trespassing on his property.

When Brendan Rodgers first knotted his tie as a professional football manager, as Watford boss in November 2008, Ireland U21 midfielder John O’Toole had a ringside view – making a second half appearance as a sub.

Both Bristol clubs have united to condemn the violence and pitch invasion which marred last night’s derby clash.

Two historic Cork towns have ‘app-ed’ their game to help visitors.

Although not included in the original seeded lists for tomorrow’s Sligo Rally or Sunday’s Sean Conlon Memorial Forest Rally in Mitchelstown, the in-form Garry Jennings is likely to contest both events, although in different cars.

The 'Coronation Street' musical has been shelved.

THE Padraig Nally case encapsulated all the fears that pervade those who live in isolated outposts of rural Ireland.

GARDAÍ are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 15-year-old John Ward from Ballymun in Dublin. He was last seen on Thursday at approximately 1pm in the Clontarf area.

Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing a teenage boy from Dublin who has been missing since yesterday afternoon.

THE new home defence bill has shifted the balance of rights back to the house owner “where it should always have been”, say gardaí.

Gardaí in Dublin are seeking the public's help in tracing the whereabouts of a 13-year-old boy who has been missing for five days.

Carlisle have rejected claims from the League Managers' Association that the club are trying to “avoid their legal liabilities” by insisting former manager John Ward resigned and was not dismissed.

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A countrywide search began today for three young budding performers to star in a new musical.

A man whose "life spiralled out of control" when a boy was killed after falling off the back of his truck has received an 11 year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for having heroin valued €132,000.

A Ballyfermot man whose "life spiralled out of control" when a boy was killed after falling off the back of his truck faces sentence after €132,000 worth of heroin was found in a ’Moses basket’ in his home.

CRH has bought California-based Carson Industries to bolster its presence in the US.

Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) has today published the results of a feasibility study for the implementation of a wind energy storage facility at Sorne Hill Wind Farm, Buncrana, Co. Donegal.

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell hardly had Judge Sean McBride in mind when he changed the rules this week on the force people can use to protect their life and property from intruders.

Minister for Justice Michael McDowell is to draft a new bill allowing householders to use force to defend themselves and their property.

ADRIAN NEILAN, the recently-appointed CEO of the Irish Greyhound Board, has completed a top-level review of the organisation and yesterday announced a number of appointments as part of the board’s strategic goal of improving operational efficiency and providing greater value to the industry.

IN the space of 24 hours this week, two events highlighted the disturbing fault-line in attitudes to violence and gun crime in Irish society.

Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has said he intends to bring in new laws giving homeowners more rights to use force against trespassers and intruders.

Fine Gael is calling for new laws to allow homeowners protect their property following the acquittal of Padraig Nally on manslaughter charges yesterday.

IN 1869, not long after the American Civil War, Philip Sheridan, a US army general, was heard to remark: “The only good Indian is a dead Indian.”

Emotions ran high following the not guilty verdict in the manslaughter trial of Padriag Nally at Dublin Central Criminal Court today.

Angry Travellers tonight hit out at a court decision to acquit a farmer of killing a member of their community.

Co Mayo farmer Padraig Nally has been cleared of the manslaughter of father-of-11 John Ward whom he shot twice and beat with a stick after the deceased entered his land.

The jury in the manslaughter trial of Mayo farmer Padraig Nally has been sent to a hotel for the night after failing to reach a verdict at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin today.

The manslaughter trial of Mayo farmer Padráig Nally resumed at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin today after he was released from hospital where he was being treated for a medical condition.

The manslaughter trial of Mayo farmer Padraig Nally resumed at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin today after he was released from hospital where he was being treated for a medical condition.

The neighbour of Co Mayo farmer Padraig Nally, who is on trial for the manslaughter of a Traveller, has claimed the accused was “demented with fear” about attacks on his property.

The jury in the trial of a County Mayo farmer accused of the manslaughter of a father-of-eleven over two years ago has been shown maps of where the killing took place.

The prosecution in the trial of a Co Mayo farmer who has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of a traveller more than two years ago, has claimed he hit the deceased like a badger, before shooting him as he tried to limp away.

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a Co Mayo farmer charged with the manslaughter of a Traveller two years ago.

THE retrial of Co Mayo farmer Padraig Nally for the killing of John Ward has been set for December.

NEIGHBOURS of Mayo farmer Padraig Nally who arrived home on Sunday have vowed to support him as he faces a retrial for the killing of Traveller John ‘Frog’ Ward.

IT was one of the most high-profile cases in recent legal history and its potential to expose tensions, between Traveller and settled communities, are set to be repeated.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has quashed the conviction of Co Mayo farmer Padraig Nally, who was jailed for six years for shooting a Traveller dead on his land in 2004.

A farmer appealing his sentence for shooting a Traveller dead on his land will learn his fate later today.

Cheltenham boss John Ward does not anticipate gaining any advantage from the departure of West Brom manager Bryan Robson in tomorrow’s Carling Cup clash at The Hawthorns.

IN a memo sent to Justice Minister Michael McDowell last February, Mountjoy prison secretary John Ward outlined conditions in the prison.