A man accused of murder said he was "very sorry" to the family of the deceased for "the fight that unfortunately led to their father's death", the trial of two men accused of murdering a Chinese man heard today at the Central Criminal Court.

THERE has been a substantial rise in large heroin hauls in recent months, figures show. Garda sources report heroin appeared to be more available on the streets despite the seizure of large quantities of the drug.

In an article published yesterday about the plan by Merck Laboratories to cut 4,400 jobs worldwide, Merck Laboratories was incorrectly identified as the owner of Gerard Laboratories in Baldoyle, Co Dublin.

RESTAURANTS this summer should be on the look-out for Orlaith McCann, who won the Uncle Ben’s Schools Cookery competition yesterday.