Police in the North are combing the scene of an explosion that killed a Catholic officer to find out how the dissident republican bomb was made.

A young Catholic police officer murdered by a booby-trap car bomb in the North had only recently graduated from training college.

A Catholic policeman who lost a leg in a dissident republican bomb attack has been moved out of intensive care, it emerged today.

A small explosion behind a police station in the North caused minor damage today.

The Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said he wishes Peter Robinson and his family well in dealing with their difficult personal issues.