A 22-year-old man appeared at a special court sitting yesterday charged with the murder of 28-year-old Sarah Staunton at her home near Balla, Co Mayo over the weekend.

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has transferred the five gardaí involved in the Corrib tape controversy to indoor duties.

Eddie Cassidy and Tom Shiel

A 56-YEAR-OLD Kerryman, who was fatally injured in a road accident while walking near Millstreet, Co Cork, early yesterday morning, was the 39th pedestrian to die on Irish roads this year.