A murder accused asked to make a statement to a garda while in prison, where he admitted that he stabbed a popular local musician and apologised for his action, his trial has heard

A Cork man who told gardaí he had gone to Monaghan for “a drinking session” and did not know there was half-a-tonne of fertilizer in the van he was driving has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years imprisonment for IRA membership.

A Cork man who told gardaí he had gone to Monaghan for “a drinking session” and did not know there was half-a-tonne of fertlizer in the van he was driving, has been found guilty of membership of the IRA.

The jury in the trial of a man accused of killing another man two years ago has heard a knife was found in the River Shannon by a garda sub-aqua team member.