A former Fine Gael councillor, who told a court that he saw stabbings in Mountjoy Prison and "wanted out", has been granted an extension of time to appeal his conviction for receiving corrupt payments.

Evidence in the trial of a former Fine Gael politician accused of accepting corrupt payments had told a rather sordid tale of “jealousy, anger, and rage,” the ex-councillor’s lawyer said yesterday.

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence from a deputy state pathologist the cause of death was pneumonia.

A murder trial has heard evidence from a neuropathologist that the deceased suffered an acute brain stem injury which he was unlikely to survive.

A MAN serving a 12-year sentence for the attempted murder of his friend, who has since died, is now on trial for his murder.