A brother and sister murdered an elderly man in an attempt to cover up a robbery, the Central Criminal Court in Dublin has heard.

A judge has refused a Dublin prisoner, who is co-accused with his sister of murdering a 63-year-old man, leave to challenge a decision of the prison authorities not to facilitate his attendance at his mother’s funeral today.

A brother and sister charged with the murder of 63-year-old Thomas Horan, who was found dead in his sheltered accommodation apartment in Dublin, were further remanded in custody today.

Gardaí are hunting a crime gang who were interrupted by officers while dumping the body of a man wearing a bullet-proof vest in rural Dublin at the weekend.

A brother and sister charged with the murder of an elderly man in Dublin's Ringsend have appeared in court for a second time.

A row over a move in a chess game is believed to have been a factor in the latest in a series of violent deaths across Ireland since the start of the new year.

Gardaí in Finglas are investigating the discovery of a body of a 29-year-old man in an apartment on Wellmount Road, Finglas at 11am today.

A brother and sister made no reply when they were charged with the murder of 63-year-old Thomas Horan, who was found dead in his sheltered accommodation in Dublin on Monday.

A brother and sister have appeared in court charged with the murder of 63-year-old Thomas Horan at his home in Irishtown in Dublin.

A man in his 20s and a woman in her 30's are due in court this morning charged in connection with the death of Thomas Horan.

A man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s are due to appear at Dublin District Court in the morning charged in relation to the death of a pensioner in the city this week.

Two people were arrested yesterday in relation to the murder of a man at a sheltered housing unit for the elderly in Dublin on Monday.

Gardaí have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a man in Dublin.