GARDAÍ investigating the death of a publican in a “burglary gone wrong” are hopeful they will glean clues about the killers from a forensic examination of the scene.

A massive manhunt was launched tonight after a popular publican died when he was tied up during a violent robbery.

Every arm of the State must pull together to ensure the rule of law prevails against spiralling gun crime, the Minister for Justice said today.

A man has been shot dead in Dublin in the latest of a series of gangland killings that is piling pressure on the Government.

A man in his 20's has been charged with the murder of Kilkenny Postmaster Alan Cunniffe.