The case against Thomas “Slab” Murphy is based on “utterly ludicrous” documentation which attempts to link the prominent republican to a non-existent farming income, his defence barrister has said.

Prominent republican Thomas “Slab” Murphy made no tax returns over an eight-year period despite his cattle and farm dealings running into hundreds of thousands of euro, prosecutors have claimed.

The case against prominent republican Thomas “Slab” Murphy, who is being prosecuted on tax charges, has been put back until March next year.

A challenge brought by prominent republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy to a ruling that tax charges against him should be dealt with by the non-jury Special Criminal Court rather than the ordinary courts may be heard by the Supreme Court before Christmas.

The case against prominent republican Thomas “Slab” Murphy, who is being prosecuted on tax charges, has been put back for a further two months.

Prominent republican Thomas “Slab” Murphy has lodged a Supreme Court challenge to a ruling that tax charges against him should be dealt with by the non-jury Special Criminal Court rather than the ordinary courts.

Prominent republican Thomas “Slab” Murphy is to launch a Supreme Court challenge to a ruling that tax charges against him should be dealt with by the non-jury Special Criminal Court rather than the ordinary courts.

A constitutional challenge by republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy to prevent his trial from going ahead is due to be heard in the High Court today.

Prominent republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy could not attend the Special Criminal Court today, where he is facing charges for alleged revenue offences, because of the snow.

A prominent republican facing tax evasion charges had his case moved back until December today as he continues a long-running battle to stop his trial.

Prominent republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy was further remanded on continuing bail when he appeared at the Special Criminal Court for alleged revenue offences today.

The alleged former leader of the IRA will go on trial for tax evasion in the non-jury Special Criminal Court.

The alleged former leader of the IRA today launched a legal battle to block his trial for tax evasion.

The trial of prominent republican Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy, on charges connected with alleged revenue offences, looks set to begin in May, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

The Special Criminal Court has ruled that prominent republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy was lawfully returned for trial on charges connected with alleged revenue offences.

Prominent republican, Thomas 'Slab' Murphy, appeared for the first time at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today on charges connected with alleged revenue offences.

Alleged former IRA boss Thomas 'Slab' Murphy is due to appear in court again today.

ARMED gardaí stood guard yesterday as a leading figure in the IRA was accused of tax evasion.

THERE was uncertainty yesterday as to whether alleged IRA boss Thomas “Slab” Murphy is engaged in tax negotiations with the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) through a third party.

The Northern Assets Recovery Agency has frozen over one and a half million pounds of property in Manchester, mostly belonging to a couple from Co Louth closely related to a man alleged to be a leading member of the IRA.

Nearly €1m seized by police during dawn raids on the home of former IRA chief-of-staff Thomas “Slab” Murphy in north Co Louth. Ireland has been frozen, it emerged tonight.

Reports this morning have suggested that the alleged former IRA chief of staff Thomas "Slab" Murphy left his home on the Louth-Armagh border just minutes before gardaí and the PSNI searched the area on Thursday.

A diesel laundering plant has been discovered in Co Louth.