A murder trial has heard a bullet taken from the deceased’s body could not be linked to the gun retrieved near the scene.

ONE hundred jobs are to be created immediately at Ericsson’s research and development facility in Athlone, Co Westmeath.

CORK CITY FORAS CO-OP’S hopes of launching a promotion push in the second half of the season received a setback at Turner’s Cross last night, as Limerick boosted their own chances of going up by taking all three points in a thoroughly entertaining game.

A young Dublin man has been sentenced to a total of eight years for a number of offences including the stabbing of his aunt’s partner, threatening a neighbour and assaulting a former school pal with a broken bottle.

IGNORE the scoreline; this Magners League game could have finished 50-7, such was the dominance of the home side.

IT was nice to run into Kevin Sheedy again in Dublin last week.

THERE are few things that make my blood boil more than the arrogance possessed by Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary. His recent comments attacking the British environment minister Ian Pearson were publicity-seeking again.

The defiance exhibited yesterday by Aer Lingus would give the impression that all is over in the Ryanair attempt to take over the recently privatised national carrier.

SELDOM has the State acted in a more unedifying manner than in its shoddy treatment of centenarian Hanoria O’Leary.

THE first Irish international set to move in the transfer window is Alan Maybury, expected to leave Hearts for Leicester City.

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