A EUROPE-WIDE hunt is under way to track down two Irish crime bosses wanted in relation to the investigation into the Christy Kinahan international crime syndicate.

POLICE in Europe are tracking up to 40 Irish gangsters heavily involved in organised crime.

ALTHOUGH he probably knows the great Kerry links better than every other player in the field, Denis O’Sullivan makes his first competitive appearance at Ballybunion since 1991 when he takes part in the AIB Irish Seniors Open which begins this morning.

Australia’s deadly wildfires destroyed at least 640 houses and that tally was expected to rise today.

Police in Spain are investigating if an overnight shooting in Marbella is linked to a gun attack on an Irishman in the Costa del Sol this week.

A former associate of the convicted drugs dealer John Gilligan is understood to have survived an assassination attempt near Marbella in Spain.

Anti-nuclear campaigners are preparing to mark the 50th anniversary of the Windscale fire this week.

THE typical retiree in Ireland has 27 years worth of state pension tied up in their home, according to lifetime mortgage firm Seniors Money.

Convicted crime boss John Gilligan had a five-year sentence imposed for threatening to kill two prison officers in a tuck shop row quashed today.

A Dublin man who fatally stabbed a father-of-three after an all-day drinking session has been convicted of murder in the Central Criminal Court today.

CONVICTED crime boss John Gilligan had a five-year sentence imposed for threatening to kill two prison officers in a tuck shop row quashed yesterday.

A ROADSIDE bomb struck a convoy of US security guards yesterday in the southern city of Basra, killing four American contractors.

A 31-year-old Dublin man accused of murder was today acquitted at the Central Criminal Court by direction of the trial judge and a re-trial was ordered in relation to his 32-year-old co-accused.

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man heard that a sample taken from the floor mat of a taxi the accused rode in after the killing matched the dead man's DNA, a jury at the Central Criminal Court heard today.

The trial of two Dublin men accused of stabbing a man to death heard gardaí describe the victim's sitting room as a "bloodbath" in an interview with one of the accused, a jury at the Central Criminal Court heard today.

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man heard that one of the accused "whacked" the dead man with a crutch after he said the deceased "had his hands down me mate's trousers", a jury at the Central Criminal Court heard today in a statement read to the court.

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man heard that the victim, who received a total of 16 stab wounds, was stabbed with "moderate force" with an eight-inch kitchen knife, the state pathologist told a jury at the Central Criminal Court.

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man heard the victim was found with congealed blood across his face and died from a total of 16 stab wounds to the neck, chest and leg, State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy told a jury at the Central Criminal Court today.

A woman who witnessed the assault on a man got up from her "ringside" seat "for a can of beer" during the attack, the trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man heard today at the Central Criminal Court.

A woman, who was a suspect in the case, was kissing one of the accused at the victim’s house on the night of the murder, a jury in the trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man heard today at the Central Criminal Court.

The mother of one of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man said her son told her he had "murdered someone" and was going to kill himself, a jury at the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A sister of one of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man said her brother told her he had "stabbed somebody", a jury at the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A taxi driver was given a tip by two men, one of whom was "covered in blood", and told "you didn't see us tonight", the trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man heard at the Central Criminal Court today.

A Central Criminal Court jury in the trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man heard that the dead man took his three children to McDonald's and a duck pond the day before his death.

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a father-of-three heard gardaí found the victim dead on his sofa, with 16 stab wounds and his feet tied with a shoelace, a jury at the Central Criminal Court heard today.

SENIOR gardaí are expected to travel to the Netherlands this week to interview two fugitive members of John Gilligan’s drug syndicate.

MILLIONS of euro raised from the sale of assets seized from Ireland’s most notorious criminals is set to be handed over to the State from next month.

Brian Davis was finally able to accept he had done the right thing in taking two months off at the end of last season after yesterday’s dramatic victory at the ANZ Championship boosted his Ryder Cup chances.

BAKING in the Mediterranean sun, Alicante, on Spain’s Costa Blanca, is a popular destination for Irish holidaymakers.

GARDAÍ yesterday dealt a major blow to a fugitive member of the John Gilligan gang.

England's Anthony Wall, who considered giving up European Tour life earlier this season because he was struggling so much, produced one of the lowest rounds of his career in Hamburg today.

It is not difficult to spot which Ryder Cup star has been enjoying himself most back at The Belfry so far this week.

Simon Dyson moved into contention for the Volvo Masters today despite feeling totally drained of energy.

Germany’s Tobias Dier led from start to finish to claim his second European Tour title in the TNT Open.

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The players ranked 107th and 119th on the European tour this season lie first and second at the halfway stage of the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.

British Nuclear Fuels was today mounting a major defence of safety standards at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant.

British Nuclear Fuels will tomorrow mount a major defence of safety standards at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant.

The majority of WS2's funding came from Oyster Investments and Enterprise Ireland gave the remainder in the form of research and development funding.

The European Tour could be threatened with legal action after Scotland’s Alastair Forsyth missed out on his card by just one place.

Jean Van de Velde was today in contention for his first European Tour victory since 1993 in the Italian Open in Sardinia.

Adam scott leads the Compass Group English Open.

Huge demand from Europe because of foot-and-mouth disease is forcing lamb off family dinner tables in New Zealand as prices soar, officials said today.