The Smithwick Tribunal’s inability to name the mole in Dundalk Garda Station in March 1989 casts a shadow over every member of the force who served there, says Michael Clifford.

“IT’S all about the stamina, it’s about pace, it’s about not getting cryptosporidium and it’s about taking plenty of painkillers” — it could have been a bit of advice for the horse trainers on how to win the 5.45 in Ballybrit.

Two republicans who were being questioned after a couple were threatened by a drunken gang claiming to be from the IRA were tonight released without charge.

THE hunt for the man who sexually assaulted a four-year-old boy is hampered by laws preventing gardaí from taking DNA samples from suspects against their wishes, the country’s top forensic officer warned.