A court has heard that a woman accused of murdering her boyfriend in Dublin won't be well enough to attend court for several weeks.

An activist charged with the murder of her partner, Tyrone McKenna, in Dublin last week is being assessed in the Central Mental Hospital, a court heard yesterday.

A woman accused of murdering her boyfriend in south Dublin has been taken to the Central Mental Hospital.

A 41-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of Dublin man Tyrone McKenna.

A woman in her 40s is expected to appear before a sitting of Dublin District Court this morning charged in connection with the death of a man in the city.

Detectives continued to question a woman last night in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man at his home in south Dublin on Thursday evening.

A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a man in south Dublin yesterday evening.

PROMOTER Brian Peters has added Andy Lee to the undercard of the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2 on March 21.

Three Irish boxers joined Thomas McCarthy in the quarter finals of the AIBA World Youth Championships following last 16 wins in Guadalajara, Mexico last night and in the early hours of this morning.

DAVID OLIVER JOYCE claimed the featherweight berth on the Irish team for next month’s European Boxing Championships when outpointing Carl Frampton in a box-off at the Central Council Tournament in the National Stadium at the weekend.

Ireland recorded a 5-2 victory over Italy at the National Stadium in Dublin tonight to set up what should be a thrilling finale with France tomorrow afternoon.

Beijing-bound John Joe Nevin believes that the Irish junior squad have the talent to do a Round Robin double at the National Stadium in Dublin this weekend.

Light heavyweight prospect Tommy McCarthy is two bouts away from claiming an Irish title at the National Youth Championships just a few weeks after going all the way in the Ulster Senior Championships.

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association have named their Cadet team for an upcoming international tournament and training camp in the Ukraine between May 7-13.

Anderson - Scully from The X Files - turns in a fine Northern accent in this Belfast-set tale of a little lad (McKenna) who helps out at Stott's greyhound kennels and falls for the mutt of the title.

SCOTTISH actor Robert Carlyle joined hundreds of film lovers at a red carpet premiere to open the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival last night.

Tickets are in hot demand for a host of Irish films set to premiere at the Jameson Dublin International Film festival, it has emerged tonight.