Unprecedented levels of co-operation between the PSNI and Garda have seen lives saved and more criminals caught on both sides of the border, police chiefs said.

A new law introduced today has cleared the way for someone to be re-tried if new compelling evidence emerges.

President Mary McAleese will appoint Mr Justice Liam McKechnie as a Judge of the Supreme Court later today.

Michael Walsh has been appointed chairman of ISEQ-listed food group Glanbia plc, succeeding the retired Tom Corcoran.