A man who fatally knocked down a cyclist when he drove a car at speed through a red light had been banned from driving, a court has heard.

More than 450 drivers were detected speeding between 7am yesterday morning and 7am today during 'Operation Slow Down'.

A unanimous Supreme Court judgment quashing a man’s attempted rape conviction on grounds that suspects who request a lawyer cannot be questioned by gardaí until they get legal advice has significant implications for Garda investigations and may affect some prosecutions.

The trial of a man accused of shooting another man dead in a car in north Dublin in 2005 has begun today at the Central Criminal Court.

MOTORISTS can save up to €300 a year on average by shopping around for petrol, according to the results of a major survey on fuel prices.