GAA players in the border town of Crossmaglen led an emotional farewell to a murdered teammate yesterday.

An Albanian bouncer has denied he tried to blackmail former boxing world champion Steve Collins after he fractured his two front teeth.

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of former boxing world champion Steve Collins on a charge of assaulting a bouncer at the National Stadium two years ago.

Former boxing world champion Steve Collins has claimed in evidence at his trial for assaulting a National Stadium bouncer that he acted totally in self-defence.