A murder trial has heard evidence from a neuropathologist that the deceased suffered an acute brain stem injury which he was unlikely to survive.

A MAN will be given a mandatory life sentence after being convicted of murdering his friend in a row in Wicklow last year.

A man will be given a mandatory life sentence after being convicted of murdering his friend in a row in Co. Wicklow last year.

State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy has warned the media are in danger of hijacking the role of judge and jury.

A 43-year-old man is due before a special sitting of Navan District Court today in connection with the death of a woman in Meath.