The European Court of Human Rights ruled yesterday that a Dublin man did not get an unfair trial at the three-judge non-jury Special Criminal Court.

The head of Irish boxing has welcomed the choice of Katie Taylor as Ireland’s flag bearer at the London 2012 opening ceremony.

Ireland could lose out to Britain on future large-scale productions such as The Tudors and Camelot if British chancellor George Osborne goes ahead with plans to offer a new tax incentive to television film-makers.

A 32-year-old man, shot in his apartment in Bray, Co. Wicklow on Friday, has died from his injuries.

Healthcare technology company Nypro is to create 150 jobs at its re-developed manufacturing facility in Bray, Co Wicklow.

BOOKER prize winner Anne Enright last night added another literary award to her growing list of successes.

THE family of a young man who died suddenly in Bray, Co Wicklow, yesterday said gardaí were investigating the death as possibly drug-related.

AN INDEPENDENT investigation into the recent death of two part-time firefighters will be called for by the Labour Party today in a Dáil debate on the state of the country’s fire services.

NO trace has been found of 78-year-old Maura Reynolds, missing from a Bray, Co Wicklow nursing home for a full week now.

GARDAÍ investigating a murder were yesterday trying to determine whether a car spotted near the scene was connected with the crime.

A consortium of Irish businessmen and builders is reportedly planning to seek permission for a €2bn commercial and residential development in Bray, Co Wicklow.

The opening ceremony of the 12th Paralympic Games took place this evening at the Athens Olympic stadium,with the 41-strong Ireland team gearing themselves up for a busy first weekend.

Data storage specialist Xnet is investing €1.1m to set up an Integration and Support Centre and provide 30 new jobs in Belfast over the next three years.