A man is in a critical condition in hospital after what Gardaí are calling "a serious assault" in Co. Offaly this morning.

Gardaí are seeking witnesses to a serious road accident in Birr, Co. Offaly.

Two men have been arrested by Gardaí targetting organised crime in the Midlands.

A 17 year-old male has been arrested in connection with a serious assault in Co Offaly.

A 22 year-old man has appeared in court in Waterford this evening charged in connection with a serious assault.

Gardaí have uncovered a cannabis grow house in Co. Offaly.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a garda who required stitches following a search in Co Offaly last month.

Midland gardaí are warning motorists to be vigilant for metal thieves who have turned their attention to vehicle exhaust systems.

A man who was involved in a road traffic collision that occurred on the R439 at Birr, Co Offaly, on Saturday has died.

The trial of a man accused of the manslaughter of an Offaly publican two years ago has heard how a witness walked into a garda station and told gardaí he knew who the killer was.

A 44-year-old Dublin man has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for withholding information in relation to a murder in Co. Offaly over six years ago, in the Central Criminal Court today.

A Dublin man fled the country in fear of his life after he witnessed the fatal shooting of another man more than six years ago the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A family escaped injury when shots were fired at their home, gardaí revealed last night.

A MAN shot in the back of the head by the side of a deserted road in the Midlands is believed to be the latest victim of gangland violence.