A 29-year-old man arrested in the North in connection with a gangland style murder in Dublin is to contest extradition proceedings, a court in Belfast was told.

Cian O’Connor is already giving indication of another successful partnership, notching up a double with his latest acquisition Walk Tall II on week seven of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida.

A Wicklow man serving a life sentence for murder has been handed down a 10-year sentence for possessing the gun he used to murder a Dublin man in front of his partner and son.

A 34-year-old Wicklow man has been convicted of murdering a Dublin man who was shot five times in front of his girlfriend and baby son.

A Central Criminal Court jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a 34-year-old Wicklow man charged with murdering a young Dubliner.

A 34-year-old Wicklow man accused of murder has denied returning to the crime scene to look for a phone dropped during the shooting.

A young Dublin boy told gardaí investigating a murder that he saw a man shoot another man in his back while the child was out playing with friends.

Cross examination has been continuing at a murder trial in the Central Criminal Court of a detective dealing with CCTV footage of suspects.

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Three Irish riders were in the prize money at last night's World Cup Grand Prix in Wellington, Florida, but it was Britain's Scott Brash who took victory with Sanctos Van Het Gravenhof in an 11-horse jump off.

The jury has failed to agree on a verdict in the trial of a Wicklow man accused of gunning down a father of two.

The jury in the trial of a Wicklow man accused of gunning down a father of two in front of his girlfriend and son will spend a third day trying to reach a verdict today.

The jury in the trial of a Wicklow man accused of fatally shooting a 27-year-old father of two has been sent home for a second night having failed to reach a verdict in the Central Criminal Court.

The jury in the trial of a Wicklow man accused of shooting dead a father of two in front of his partner and son, has been sent home for the weekend having failed to reach a verdict.

The jury is to retire tomorrow morning to begin their deliberations in the trial of a Wicklow man accused of fatally shooting a 27-year-old father of two in front of his partner and young son.

The mother of a Wicklow man on trial for the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old, father of two gave evidence for the defence in the Central Criminal Court today.

The prosecution has finished calling evidence in the trial of a 34 year old Wicklow man accused of shooting dead a young father of two in front of his girlfriend and baby son.

The prosecution’s evidence in the trial of a Wicklow man accused of fatally shooting a 27-year-old, father of two in front of his partner and young son has concluded.

A Wicklow man on trial for the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old, father of two told Gardaí he was no murderer and couldn’t kill his worst enemy, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A witness in the trial of a Wicklow man accused of murder saw a 27-year-old, father of two struggle to open the front door of his home while he was being repeatedly shot in the back by a hooded gunman, in front of his partner and young son.

A Wicklow man on trial for the murder of a 27-year-old father of two was captured on CCTV footage purchasing a can of Red Bull, later found at the scene of the killing.

The car alleged to belong to a Wicklow man, on trial for the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old father of two, was seen in the vicinity of the killing a short time later, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

The Central Criminal Court has heard that detectives travelled to Austria and Switzerland with a can of Red Bull discovered at the scene of a fatal shooting, in an effort to establish if it had been bought at a Dublin Spar shop.

The key witness in the murder trial of a Wicklow man has described seeing a hooded gunman shoot her partner outside their Dublin home, as she was putting their baby into the car.

FINALLY we have a practical use for the Dublin Spire.

THREE prison officers were hospitalised last night during a riot in the country’s largest prison involving up to 80 inmates.

A CONTROVERSIAL one-way system is to be introduced on a lane in a Cork suburb despite the objections of a former city manager.

HAS a new type of pastry been launched? I frequently hear in the media a reference to “rolling out” BreastCheck. Just as well it’s being “rolled out” in the media as it doesn’t seem to be possible to roll it out in too many other places. Could it be a ‘short crust’?

The judge in the trial of three men accused of the murder of a Limerick bouncer has begun charging the jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting at Clover Hill.

RECENTLY the country experienced its first major motorway pile-up on the M7/M9.

Ten prisoners given Christmas parole have failed to return to jail, it was revealed today.

The former partner of Latvian woman Baibe Saulite who was shot dead at her home in Swords in November will be sentenced next week by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for the abduction of their children.

GO NORTH, young buyer, go north — and take the train, while you’re at it.

I WOULD like to congratulate ICTU and SIPTU for keeping workers’ pay increases in line with the cost of living over the past 10 years.

CHASING rumours that swept the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show yesterday that US interests had offered €1 million for an Irish-bred horse used up a lot of energy.

TIME proved the crucial factor in yesterday’s Nations Cup contest at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, separating winners Britain from the also-rans and costing Ireland crucial points in their Samsung Super League relegation battle.

THE five men jailed over protests against the Shell gas drilling operation in Mayo remain determined to continue their protest, said a TD who visited them in jail yesterday.

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murder has heard the deceased man was shot outside Clover Hill prison as he sat in a BMW car.

ARMY rider Captain Shane Carey took a cautious view yesterday ahead of today’s Samsung Super League competition in Rome.

A PRISONER who escaped from a Tipperary courthouse managed to slip out of his handcuffs before running out of the building, chased by gardaí.

A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of 38-year-old Martin Murray in Drogheda this week.

An ambulance was called to the Mahon Tribunal today following a health scare involving George Redmond.

PRISON officers averted a mass behind-bars brawl after searches revealed a frightening array of weapons ready to be used by two feuding gangs.