The family of murdered Limerick man Shane Geoghegan smile every time they think of the rugby player who was a victim of mistaken identity, his aunt has revealed.

Several businesses have pledged to display parts of a massive art installation in memory of murdered rugby player Shane Geoghegan, after it had to be moved out of City Hall, Limerick yesterday.

A senior Garda has said officers will be “coming after” others involved in the brutal murder of Shane Geoghegan.

ART forged a powerful statement of public grief and anger yesterday to embrace the third anniversary of a notorious Limerick murder in a message of solidarity with the innocent victims of violence and their families.

A MIDDLE-AGED woman who slipped and broke her ankle on a marble staircase while holidaying in Italy has been awarded €25,000 compensation against the travel agent.

A Waterford man accused of murdering his wife told a friend a different account of the night his wife went missing to the one he told gardaí.

THE husband of murder victim Meg (Margaret) Walsh, whose body was recovered from a river in Waterford last year, was yesterday charged with her murder.

Police in west Belfast are fielding dozens of calls from victims of sexual abuse – some dating back 20 years, it emerged tonight.

Gardaí in Waterford say they believe murdered mother-of-one Margaret Walsh knew her killer.

Gardaí in Waterford are reportedly closing in on the killer of Magaret 'Meg' Walsh and could make an arrest before the weekend.

Gardaí in Waterford have upgraded their investigation into the death of Margaret Walsh to a murder inquiry.

The results of a post mortem on the body of missing Waterford woman Margaret 'Meg' Walsh are expected later today.

Gardaí are continuing to search for a Waterford woman who has been missing for six days.

Guildford Four member Gerry Conlon today paid an emotional tribute to members of the SDLP for standing by him as he sought to clear his name.

A gang who forced a taxi driver to drive a large firebomb to a west Belfast police station put hundreds of lives at risk, a nationalist politician claimed today.

Those looking for a starter home with some character would do well to give this property at 4, Hillview, Cobh, the once-over.

A missing woman found dead at a flat in Belfast may have been repeatedly stabbed and beaten, it emerged today.

THOSE who visit the excellent sculpture of Sam Maguire in Dunmanway, Co Cork, should remember that everything written in stone is not necessarily true.

A major security operation was expected today for a flashpoint loyalist parade in west Belfast.

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Brian Cowen last night launched an attack on dissident republicans who are waging a campaign of intimidation against nationalist members of the North’s Policing Board.

West Belfast SDLP councillor Margaret Walsh called on attacks on the emergency services to stop immediately.

THE holding company of the Joe Walsh tour and travel group saw pre-tax profits fall slightly in 2002 after a dip in turnover.

A murder investigation was under way today after a west Belfast man was gunned down in front of his children after a row with dissident republicans flared out of control.

A west Belfast man was gunned down in front of his children after a row with dissident republicans flared out of control, it emerged tonight.

A MOTHER yesterday said her son was lucky to be alive after he was hit by joyriders.

Police officers were today shutting the gates of a station in the heart of republican west Belfast for the last time.

Alliance councillors in Belfast were today due to announce whether they will vote for the city’s first Sinn Fein mayor.

The families of two Belfast schoolchildren who have been missing for 27 years should be given the time and space to deal with a police search of houses, it was claimed today.

Loyalists have paint-bombed the home of a nationalist politician in west Belfast for the second time in eight days.

Unionist politicians were today urged to take action after homeless women and young children were forced to flee a hostel on Belfast’s peaceline.

Loyalists have been blamed for an apparent arson attack which forced 15 families to flee the Belfast hostel in which they were staying.