A Dublin man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a single mother-of-one hours after her son’s third birthday party, in what the judge described as ‘an unspeakable tragedy’ for the child.

It has been four days since Eric Locke was found guilty of murder.

A Dublin man has been found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend after using a fake Facebook profile to lure her to a city hotel when she cut contact with him.

A psychiatrist has told Eric Locke’s murder trial that he saw no evidence of medical illness during his interviews with Gardaí after the killing.

A forensic psychiatrist has told Eric Locke's murder trial that the accused fits the criteria for the defence of diminished responsibility.

A Dublin man, who set up a fake Facebook account to meet a woman who had stopped contact with him, told gardaí he strangled her when she screamed on seeing the pellet gun, Stanley knife and cable ties he had brought to frighten her.

Latest: The trial of a man who is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend has heard that Eric Locke handed himself in to Gardaí on Feb 16 2014.

Some texts exchanged following the break-up of a Dublin man and an ex-girlfriend he is accused of murdering have been read out at his trial.

LATEST:The trial of a man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend in a hotel room has heard that she was dressed when her body was found on the floor of Room 346 in the Plaza Hotel.

A man assumed a false identity in order to meet his ex-girlfriend in a hotel room, where he strangled her, a murder trial jury has heard.

Each evening, two avian armies descend on the village of Kilbeggan to confront each other, writes Richard Collins 

343 Industries has published a variety of stats and figures about Halo 5: Guardians, including that its campaign can be completed in 8-12 hours of normal difficulty.

Another live-action trailer has been released for Halo 5: Guardians, showing that the death of Master Chief is what the UNSC is telling the public.

We still don’t understand the real thing, so we’re right to worry about the rise of AI, writes Bella Bathurst

The newest entry in the Halo series, Halo 5: Guardians, will be released on October 27th. Microsoft made the announcement in a live action TV ad, aired during the latest episode of The Walking Dead.

HOPING to avoid the need for an organ transplant is the vendor of this North Cork family home, which is called Camlin and located at Mitchelsfort, near Watergrasshill.

A food bank to assist thousands of needy people in Kerry is expected to be operating by the end of the year.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Kerry Babies case in 2014, historian Diarmaid Ferriter and Irish Examiner writer Donal Hickey published a hard hitting news special on the events that many feel changed Ireland forever. Their work is no less powerful today as we reflect on the apology that has now been extended to Joanne Hayes.

A man appeared in court yesterday morning charged with the murder of Sonia Blount in a Tallaght hotel on Sunday.

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the murder of a man whose body was found in a wardrobe.

Gerard Howlin on a book that looks at the synergy of history, politics and the ideas that has brought the European Union to life and sustained it through succeeding crises.

Hearts boss Gary Locke has been handed good news ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Kilmarnock after defenders Andy Webster and Darren Barr were both passed fit.

A man has appeared in court today charged with impeding the investigation into the murder of a man whose body was found hidden in a wardrobe at his flat on Prussia Street in Dublin at the weekend.

The brother of a man accused of murdering 53-year-old Christopher Jackson, who was stabbed to death at his home in Dublin last week, has been charged with covering up the crime.

A man was refused bail today after he was accused of helping to cover up the murder of a 53-year-old man found stabbed to death at his home in Dublin at the weekend.

A man stated “no response” after he was charged with the murder of a 53-year-old neighbour, who was found stabbed to death at his home in Dublin at the weekend, a court was told today.

Signs of a feud between Traveller families gearing up in Tralee again this summer led yesterday to a public appeal from Pavee Point for families involved to “take a step back”.

US officials have said they are still trying to help a blind Chinese activist who says he fears for his family's safety, and denied he was pressured to leave the American Embassy to resettle inside China.

Reports of raucous late night parties by drunken youths in a Tralee cemetery have led to shock and revulsion in the Kerry county town.

THE High Court has confirmed the appointment of an examiner to award-winning iconic food business Fallon & Byrne.

The High Court has confirmed the appointment of an examiner to award-winning iconic food business Fallon & Byrne.

AWARD-winning food business Fallon & Byrne, which runs a restaurant and gourmet food hall in Dublin’s Exchequer Street, is insolvent and unable to pay a €1.4 million tax bill, the High Court heard yesterday.

Award-winning iconic food business Fallon & Byrne, which runs a restaurant and gourmet food hall in Dublin’s Exchequer Street, is insolvent and unable to pay a €1.4m tax bill, the High Court heard today.

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SINN FÉIN deputy leader Martin McGuinness went to the dogs in Kerry at the weekend with local TD Martin Ferris by his side, as they stole the show at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium.

A man who repeatedly stabbed a life-long friend after a drink and drugs binge and called gardaí himself after leaving the man he believed he had killed alone in the flat for an hour has been sentenced to six years in prison.

UNDER normal circumstances, Albert Lee would have been across the Irish Sea in a flash to watch Pádraig Harrington defend his British Open title but, in the end, he decided he had no other option but to remain at home in Mullingar perched on his own couch.

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Northern Ireland Energy Holdings, operators of the Moyle Electricity interconnector and the Scotland-Northern Ireland gas transmission pipeline (SNIP) today reported another 'excellent' year.

CELTIC clinched the Bank of Scotland Premier League title in the most dramatic of fashions with a late win over Kilmarnock.

Celtic approached their Bank of Scotland Premier League clash with Kilmarnock at Rugby Park knowing three points would clinch them a second successive title.

HIBERNIAN manager John Collins was elated as the club ended a 16-year wait for a major trophy by crushing Kilmarnock in the CIS Insurance Cup final at Hampden Park.