A cash-strapped Garda has been found guilty of stealing a tax disc from his superior's office and fraudulently using it on his own car.

An inquest has found that a farmer fatally wounded by multiple gunshots was unlawfully killed, while his brother-in-law, found later in a nearby farm shed, died by suicide.

I RATE Paul Nicholls’ The Minack the bet of the day in the Reynoldstown Chase at Ascot this afternoon.

MOST people probably think the last week has been all about the likes of Master Minded and Denman, but I disagree.

WILLIE MULLINS continued his terrific campaign when landing a treble at Clonmel yesterday.

A young jockey killed in a riding accident in Co Carlow on Tuesday is to be laid to rest today.

Irish jockey Ronan Lawlor was killed in a gallops accident on Tuesday morning.

Clara (Offaly) 1-12 St Laurence's (Kildare) 2-8

Preparations will begin today for the repatriation of the body of Irish backpacker Ronan Lawlor from South America.

RELATIVES of missing backpacker Ronan Lawlor yesterday awaited the return of his body after his remains were discovered in a remote area of a national park in southern Chile.

The body of missing Irish backpacker Ronan Lawlor has reportedly been discovered in South America.

A mass to celebrate the life of backpacker Ronan Lawlor will take place this lunchtime.

The search for missing Irish backpacker Ronan Lawlor has been called off in Chile, it was confirmed tonight.

The search for Laois backpacker Ronan Lawlor has been called off.

THE cousin of an Irish backpacker missing in a remote stretch of the Chilean-Argentinian border on Tuesday night said she was devastated by the lack of commitment from authorities.

The cousin of an Irish backpacker missing in a remote stretch of the Chilean-Argentinian border tonight said she was devastated by the lack of commitment from authorities.

A helicopter has joined the search for an Irish backpacker missing in a remote stretch of the Chilean-Argentinian border, it emerged tonight.

The search for missing Irish backpacker Ronan Lawlor is set to be stepped up today following the latest information about his possible whereabouts in South America.

The search for an Irish backpacker missing in a remote stretch of the Chilean-Argentinian border was tonight focussing on a 20km sq area.

The cousin and a close friend of missing Irish man Ronan Lawlor have arrived in Argentina.

The friends of missing Laois man Ronan Lawlor have arrived in Argentina in a bid to help find the 28-year-old.

FAMILY and friends of an Irish backpacker missing in South America say the discovery of his rucksack in a hostel in El Calafate in Argentina has renewed hopes that he is still alive.

The rucksack of a Laois man, missing for more than a month, has been found in Argentina.