Prison bosses have said that two murderers placed in a house outside the walls of Castlerea Prison have been “risk assessed” and are suitable for temporary release.

The family of a man who was gunned down outside his home in a contract killing 13 years ago has been awarded more than €750,000 damages by the High Court.

The widow of a Co Sligo man who was gunned down in 1999 has been awarded nearly €750,000 in a long legal battle against the men responsible for his murder.

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind, a woman is suing the men who were involved in the contract killing of her husband 13 years ago.

A woman whose husband was gunned down outside their family home has launched an action for damages over his murder.