THE mother of former garda Daniel Hickey spoke in court yesterday of how the family have always been proud of her son, who is the second of five children.

THE Powers of Carrickshock are no strangers to All-Ireland finals but Sunday’s events in Croke Park will be extra special even by their dizzyingly high standards.

A MAN was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment yesterday for the assault of a District Court judge in Waterford city 18 months ago.

STEVEN DINAN emerged as the PBC hero when his beautifully-arced injury-time conversion earned his side a replay after a splendid Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Junior Cup semi-final at Temple Hill yesterday.

GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses to a crash which led to the death of a 79-year-old motorist yesterday afternoon.

A senior garda has been appointed to head up an internal probe into a car crash death during a police operation.

A SENIOR garda officer has been appointed to investigate a fatal crash, in Co Kerry, late on Sunday night.

Gardaí investigating the fatal shooting of an English father-of-two in Co Cork have released a woman quizzed in connection with the death.

GARDAÍ have until midnight tonight before they must charge or release the partner of Charlie Wrench, the Englishman killed by a shotgun blast in north Cork on Monday night.

A MOTHER OF ONE has been arrested over the shooting dead of her partner in north Cork on Monday night.

THE Mens Irish Senior Cup was reduced to the last four in Munster with Castletroy, Douglas, Tramore and Mallow advancing to the provincial semi-finals.

GARDAÍ were last night hunting for a sex attacker after an indecent assault on a five-year-old boy.