A man who had his conviction quashed for the tiger kidnapping of a Securicor driver and his family has been granted bail pending his retrial.

A father-of-one accused of taking part in a €2.28m "tiger kidnapping" robbery was told his life was in danger after the incident, a trial has heard.

The father of a man on trial for murder was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the crime within an hour of the killing taking place.

THE GAA leadership resorted to a form of shock treatment at the opening session of annual Congress in Newcastle, Co. Down last night with the showing of a video highlighting the dangers of pitch invasions to launch a campaign aimed at stamping out the practice and avoiding a Heysel Stadium or Hillsborough-type tragedy.

Three men have jailed for 25 and 12 years for carrying out a “tiger kidnapping” four years ago.

Three men convicted of carrying out a €2.28m “tiger kidnapping” robbery four years ago face up to life in prison when their sentence is finalised next week.

A Christian brother has been remanded in custody pending sentence after he admitted to sexually assaulting four students in an industrial school 45 years ago.

A 43-year-old man who barged into a house and threatened a woman and her three children with a firearm has been sentenced to six years imprisonment by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

CHRIS COLEMAN has emerged as the new favourite for the manager’s post at Southampton.

TWO Chinese men arrested following the stabbing of two gardaí in north Dublin were charged with theft and immigration offences.

Four people accused of aiding the IRA to smuggle guns from the US in 1999 have been released on bail.

Ireland fans were tonight given a warning about the quality of African football as World Cup holders France were beaten by Senegal in the opening match of the tournament.