GARDAÍ have launched a major inquiry after the death of a Cork widow who is believed to have been beaten and deliberately immersed in a bath of boiling water.

THE Government’s decision to reject the recommended release of murderer Malcolm MacArthur was criticised yesterday by a human rights group.

GARDAÍ believe there is no connection between two suspected backstreet abortions on non-national women, both of which reportedly took place in Dublin last March.

CONCERN was expressed yesterday at the impact on the civil rights of Irish travellers following the latest US security restrictions.

A BILL being proposed by the Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has been condemned as totalitarian and an outrage by opposition parties. The bill provides for a penalty of up to five years in prison for gardaí who disclose official information to a journalist or other parties.