The trial of a Co Wicklow farmer who denies murdering his brother in a row over his mother’s burial wishes has heard "dementia impaired his judgement".

The trial of a man accused of murdering a teenager in a bar on Arranmore Island has now reached its closing stages in the Central Criminal Court.

EVERYWHERE you go it’s the same. Since the tremendous victory over Leinster, interest in Munster’s quest for European fulfilment has been phenomenal.

Several members of the Irish rugby squad will return home to Ireland tomorrow morning.