A man has been found guilty of killing a 12-year-old boy by setting his wooden den on fire in Dublin while he was asleep inside.

A Dublin man accused of killing a 12-year old boy in a fire told his neighbour not to tell gardaí he was there, a court has heard.

The jury in a manslaughter trial has heard how a boy who escaped a fire at a makeshift den tried to rescue his friend.

A court has heard that the friend of a boy who died when his makeshift den burned down in Dublin was hysterical when people arrived at the scene.

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a Dublin man accused of the manslaughter of another man in the city over 12 years ago.

Motherwell 1 St Mirren 1

THE mother of a 12-year-old boy who died in a suspected arson attack has made a heartfelt plea for fresh evidence on the 10th anniversary of his death.

WHILE Mayo manager James Horan spent yesterday sweating over the fitness of his players, the Mayo club championship threw up a couple of big surprises.

MAYO captain Alan Dillon racked up 1-11 for Ballintubber as the reigning Mayo senior club football champions got the defence of their title off to a flying start.

Irish MEPs stepped up pressure on the European Commission today to explain why Brussels approved funding of more than €50m to help US computer giant Dell close its Limerick plant and move to Poland.

Japan 2 Scotland 0

Darren Fletcher and Alan Hutton have pulled out of George Burley’s Scotland squad to play Japan in Yokohama on Saturday, taking the total number of withdrawals to 10.

HEARTS target Chris Porter consigned the Edinburgh club to defeat at Fir Park as Motherwell continued their return to form last night.

David Healy's agent has dismissed reports the Northern Ireland striker is set to leave Sunderland for Rangers.

Hibernian 0 Motherwell 2

Motherwell 1 Celtic 4

Ballina (Mayo) 1-4 Nemo Rangers (Cork) 0-14

IT will take more than a laboured victory over League One strugglers to transform Coventry’s struggling fortunes, but the midlanders are currently grateful for small mercies.

Non-league Havant and Waterlooville gave Liverpool a scare – but a hat-trick from Yossi Benayoun ended their FA Cup dreams as the home side ran out 5-2 winners at Anfield.

Non-league Havant and Waterlooville put in a superb first-half performance as they twice took the lead at Anfield but Liverpool responded to leave the scores locked at 2-2 at half-time.

Rangers 3 Motherwell 1

Ballina Stephenites (Mayo) 2-8 St Brigid's (Roscommon) 0-12

Scott McDonald made a spectacular return to the Celtic side with a hat-trick to beat Motherwell in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash at Parkhead.

A MAN from Malta made Sir Alex Ferguson very cross indeed as Michael Mifsud struck twice to dump Manchester United out of the Carling Cup.

Hearts assistant head coach Stephen Frail is keen to have another look at Argentinian trialist Fernando Screpis.

Daryl Murphy ensured Sunderland’s push for automatic promotion remained on track with an 89th-minute equaliser against promotion rivals Stoke at the Stadium of Light.

Birmingham climbed to the Coca-Cola Championship summit with a 3-0 win over Plymouth at St Andrews.

Sunderland’s miserable start in the Coca-Cola Championship continued as they crashed to a 3-2 defeat against Plymouth at the Stadium of Light today.

Gardaí in Dublin have arrested a 46-year-old man in connection with the death of a 12-year-old boy in the city four and a half years ago.

Leicester 2 Crystal Palace 0

Reading demonstrated their superiority in the Coca-Cola Championship by hammering Norwich 4-0 at the Madejski Stadium tonight.

Craig Levein has been sacked as Leicester manager after presiding over the club’s alarming decline in fortunes.

Leicester 3 Spurs 2

Leicester 3 Tottenham 2

The European Parliament today rejected draft EU-wide rules designed to protect workers from overexposure to the sun, arguing that such guidelines should be laid down on the national level.

LABOUR PARTY leader Pat Rabbitte has supported calls from a Dublin family for an independent investigation into the death of their son in a suspected arson attack.

QPR joined the early pacesetters in the Championship by ending Sheffield United’s 100% record at Loftus Road.

Coventry 2 Nottingham Forest 0

Portlaoise 2-8 Ballina Stephenites 1-12

Portlaoise 2-8 Ballina Stephenites 1-12

HARRY REDKNAPP is facing a dilemma ahead of Southampton’s crucial Premiership clash with relegation rivals West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns tomorrow night.

Leicester have made a deadline day move for Rangers midfielder Stephen Hughes.

Killererin (Galway) 2-6 Ballina Stephenites (Mayo) 1-13