Two neighbours of a man who was beaten to death in an apartment last year told gardaí they heard a woman scream or shout on the night of the killing, a court has heard.

A 60-year-old man made “a flippant comment about oral sex” while drinking with a group in an apartment in Waterford on the night he was beaten to death, said a witness in a murder trial.

The last words of a man being beaten to death were a plea to his attacker to stop hitting him, a court has heard.

The Shannon Foynes Port Company reported a 168% increase in pre-tax profits to €2.96m in 2011 from €1.1m a year earlier, boosted by a once-off €1m property sale.

THE first-ever “masterplan” to develop one of the country’s busiest ports was outlined yesterday.

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy. He casts his eye over your comments and gives his own critical analysis of the goings on throughout the world of football. You may agree with him or then again you may not.

Liam Mackey is brushing up in his Italian, checking out his list of Puglian delicacies, and heading off for Southern Italy so perennial substitute ALLAN PROSSER takes up the role of mediator for today's Angry Fans.

LIAM Mackey is off in sunny Spain so regular substitute ALLAN PROSSER has done his stretching exercises on the touchline, stripped off the tracksuit and is charging into the fray to mediate your opinions for the first time this season.

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy. He casts his eye over your comments and gives his own critical analysis of the goings on throughout the world of football.

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy. He casts his eye over your comments and gives his own critical analysis of the goings on throughout the world of football.

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy. He casts his eye over your comments and gives his own critical analysis of the goings on throughout the world of football.

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey likes a good argument when he hears it, and he’s got strong views of his own. Today, and every Tuesday, he will be acting as referee on your opinions on the Premiership.

AQUILA, a five-year-old mare by Quiletto out of a Mr Lord mare, bred by Paul and Jan Turfery, Caheragh, owned by Brian Mangan, Fermoy, and ridden by Rose Marie Ahern, Carhue, Bandon, dominated the hunter classes at Clonakilty Show.

It’s a big week for the Champions League and soccer correspondent Liam Mackey sticks out his neck to predict the four semi-finalists.

This week Examiner soccer correspondent Liam Mackey steps into the latest installment of the Roy Keane wars.

There’s nothing like a good Roy Keane controversy to get contributors reaching for their pens and email clients and this week the Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey arbitrates on the latest theory from His Corkness that Liam Miller can’t get a game for Ireland because he hails from the Rebel County.

IRISH Derby winner Dylan Thomas made a disastrous debut on the dirt in New York on Saturday night as Bernardini threw down the gauntlet to his Breeders’ Cup Classic rivals.

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey likes a good argument when he hears it, and he’s got strong views of his own.

GEORGIE FITZPATRICK was always a popular man in Kilkee. His easygoing manner and a phenomenal football service record for club and county is the type of stuff that gains you kudos in this part of West Clare.

POWERSCOURT carries the main hopes of Europe in the Japan Cup in Tokyo tomorrow morning.

Kieren Fallon is “pretty hopeful” that he can emerge victorious from his ride aboard Warrsan in the Japan Cup on Sunday morning.

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