Gardaí have launched a murder investigation after a man’s body was found in a roadside ditch in Dublin.

Jewellery and documents have been seized following a number of raids in Dublin and Wexford by the Criminal Assets Bureau.

An 18-year-old girl missing since Saturday evening has been found safe and well, gardaí said.

Gardaí at Balbriggan are today searching for 18-year-old Kayleigh Carroll, who has been missing since Saturday evening.

Heavy rain is easing nationwide, but motorists are being warned that some roads are still flooded in Leinster and Munster.

The commercial operation of one of the biggest energy projects in the historyof the state has been deferred after testing revealed it was affecting phonelines.

A Government minister has voiced his opposition to a super sewerage plant proposed for his constituency.

Two men are due in court this morning charged in connection with a cannabis seizure in north county Dublin on Tuesday.

Gardaí have tonight charged two men in connection with the discovery of 350 cannabis plants and 4 kilos of herbal cannabis in Ballyboughal, Co Dublin.

GARDAÍ have seized cannabis plants and herbal cannabis with a total estimated street value of about €200,000.

Gardaí this evening uncovered a cannabis cultivation operation at a house in Ballyboughal, north Co Dublin.

Two brothers have appeared in court charged over the seizure of €1.8m worth of cannabis.

Herbal cannabis worth €1.2m was seized during a raid by drugs squad officers, it was disclosed today.

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a mother-of-two in her home believe she struggled bravely with the attacker before being beaten to death.

STEPHEN O’SULLIVAN (Cycleways Lee Strand) won his first national senior title in the All-Ireland Criterium Championship around the famed Monaghan Road circuit in Cork yesterday.