A Dublin man has told a murder trial that the accused stabbed the deceased “to pieces” in the ruin of an old church five years ago.

A Garda witness in the case of a man on trial for membership of the IRA has denied that he and his colleagues decided to "do" the accused for membership, when they found no firearms in his possession.

Senior Garda detectives have told the Special Criminal Court that a man on trial for membership of the IRA had been under surveillance for several hours before his arrest.

GAELTACHT Minister Éamon Ó Cuív will not be backing down on his decision to change Dingle to An Daingean - regardless of a local vote.