Five water meter protesters have been given prison sentences by the High Court for breaching an order restraining them from coming within a 20m exclusion zone surrounding installation works.

The High Court has reserved judgment in the case of seven water charge protesters facing jail or a fine if found to be in contempt of court regarding the obstruction of water meter installation.

IT Tralee 0-7 IT Carlow 0-10 

The novel southside derby in today’s Dublin SHC final ended in a 2-10 to 0-9 victory for Kilmacud Crokes over Cuala at Parnell Park.

MID Kerry’s inter-county contingent will have a major say in the outcome of Sunday’s Kerry senior final, according to team captain Colm Kerins.

The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens was officially launched yesterday at the Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong.

A Dublin man was sentenced to five years imprisonment today for the unlawful killing of his partner during a drunken row in a flat in Rathfarnham last year.

A 34-year-old man who stabbed his lover six times in the face and neck with a screwdriver was last night found guilty of manslaughter.

A man accused of murdering his lover has described the victim as the "love of my life" and says he prays to the dead man each night.

A man who was stabbed six times in the face and neck with a screwdriver died from inhalation of blood and bleeding to the brain, a murder trial jury heard today.

A man stabbed his flatmate in the neck with a fork and a screwdriver puncturing his tongue, a murder trial jury heard today.