It was a moment of joy in the worst of days for Preston Hutch. After following his father’s coffin the 300m or so from the front door of his grandmother’s house to the church, he released the birds on the steps of the chapel.

TWO criminal gangs specialising in smash-and-grab raids are on the shortlist of suspects for a dramatic raid on an ATM in Tinahely, Co Wicklow.

A major investigation is underway after an armed gang ripped an ATM from a branch of Bank of Ireland in Co Wicklow this morning.

Gardaí in Wicklow are investigating the theft of an ATM in Tinahely in the early hours of this morning.

A teenager has been killed in an accident in County Derry.