A WOMAN who witnessed her boyfriend’s killing in front of his children told the Central Criminal Court that he “fell in front of me”.

A murder trial has heard a man would have died almost instantly after he was shot in the neck while out walking with his girlfriend and two children.

A murder trial has heard today that a man was shot in the neck while walking with his girlfriend and two children.

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a 23-year-old accused of murdering a man in Dublin last year.

A murder suspect, who was refused compassionate bail to attend his grandfather’s funeral this weekend, was unable to tell the High Court todday what his dead relative’s address was.

A man was remanded in custody today after he was charged with murdering a father of two who was shot dead in front of his partner and two children in Dublin in August.

A 22-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Daniel Gaynor in Dublin last August.

Tomas Brady, star centre-back on last year's Leinster championship-winning Dublin minor hurling team, will make his senior inter-county debut against Wexford in Sunday's Walsh Cup clash at Parnell Park (throw-in 2.00pm).

Dublin 4-21 Offaly 2-6

THE loss of their NHL crown will help spur Kilkenny to retain their All-Ireland SHC title according to manager Brian Cody.

Kilkenny 1-15 Dublin 0-9

Dual star Conal Keaney will be back on hurling duty this weekend having been named to face Waterford at Parnell Park on Saturday.

DAVID HOEY, Sean McMahon and Diarmuid McMahon look set to make their first Allianz NHL appearances with Clare this season when the Bannermen take on Galway in a top-of-the-table clash at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

FORMER Kilkenny All-Ireland winning captain Denis Byrne has been handed the number 14 jersey on the Tipperary team for Saturday’s qualifier against Laois in Portlaoise.

Dublin defender Keith Wilson has been hit with a heavy three month ban for seeing red in the Metropolitans' Leinster SHC drawn affair with Laois last month.

Dublin hurling boss Marty Morris has made two changes in personnel ahead of Saturday night's Leinster SHC replay clash with Laois in Portlaoise.

Laois and Dublin hurlers will have to do it all again next Saturday to decide Kilkenny’s opponents in the Leinster hurling semi-final.

THROWN in at the deep end and rescuing Tyrone from impending defeat, both Conor Gormley and Ger Cavlin have retained their places for Saturday’s Bank of Ireland Ulster SFC replay with Derry at Clones.

Dublin dual star Conal Keaney has been named at centre-back by hurling boss Marty Morris ahead of Saturday's Leinster SFC preliminary final with Laois.

Dublin have made two changes for their Leinster hurling clash with Laois at Nowlan Park on Saturday, with Keith Wilson and Tom McGrane replacing Darragh Spain and Shane Martin.

Dublin 2-13