Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

The trial of prominent republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy for alleged tax evasion has heard that in October 2004 a man of the same name supplied cattle worth €15,000 to a meat factory for slaughter.

Prominent republican Thomas “Slab” Murphy made no tax returns over an eight-year period despite his cattle and farm dealings running into hundreds of thousands of euro, prosecutors have claimed.

A challenge brought by prominent republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy to a ruling that tax charges against him should be dealt with by the non-jury Special Criminal Court rather than the ordinary courts may be heard by the Supreme Court before Christmas.

A former IRA commander involved in the ambush and killing of two senior RUC officers has been questioned by a tribunal probing allegations of garda collusion in the murders.

A constitutional challenge by republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy to prevent his trial from going ahead is due to be heard in the High Court today.

Prominent republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy could not attend the Special Criminal Court today, where he is facing charges for alleged revenue offences, because of the snow.

Prominent republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy was further remanded on continuing bail when he appeared at the Special Criminal Court for alleged revenue offences today.

The alleged former leader of the IRA has agreed to hand over near €1.27m of criminal assets portfolio to authorities, it emerged today.

The trial of prominent republican Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy, on charges connected with alleged revenue offences, looks set to begin in May, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

The Special Criminal Court has ruled that prominent republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy was lawfully returned for trial on charges connected with alleged revenue offences.

Prominent republican, Thomas 'Slab' Murphy, appeared for the first time at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today on charges connected with alleged revenue offences.

Alleged former IRA boss Thomas 'Slab' Murphy is due to appear in court again today.

The North's Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has made moves to seize almost £12m (€18.3m) worth of property in Manchester as part of a crackdown on alleged IRA money-laundering.

VICTIMS of IRA atrocities are to sue the Libyan leader, Colonel Gadaffi, and his government for supplying republicans with weapons during the Troubles.

A British businessman whose property was raided by PSNI's Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) last week has held a press conference to protest his innocence.

BRITISH police and gardaí are still examining documents seized during raids in the Manchester area, which may be connected to alleged IRA money laundering.

Sinn Féin MP Conor Murphy has launched an attack on the PSNI's Assets Recovery Agency (ARA), accusing it of unfairly implicating one of his constituents in criminal activity.

Gardaí have raided seven properties in Co Louth as part of an investigation into the affairs of the leading republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy.