The parents of a man found dead in a holding cell have said he was broken-hearted and full of remorse after killing a GAA star.

GAA players in the border town of Crossmaglen led an emotional farewell to a murdered teammate yesterday.

A 32-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering James Hughes in Dundalk last weekend.

A suspect is due to appear in court today over the murder of a man in a taxi.

Armagh club Crossmaglen Rangers have released a statement paying tribute to one of their players James Hughes, who was tragically killed in a shotgun attack in Dundalk yesterday.

AN Armagh man begged for his life to be spared as a gunman opened fire on the taxi he was sitting in early yesterday morning.

A 35-year-old man has been killed and a man in his 30s arrested following a shooting in Co Louth in the early hours of this morning.

A WOMAN had a remarkable escape when she jumped from the upstairs of a house after a suspected arson attack on her home.

Gardaí in Galway are appealing for witnesses after a house with a young family inside was set on fire last night.

GREAT Island in Cork, home to Cobh, Verolme, Rushbrooke and right around to East Ferry and Marlogue Woods, has witnessed many a ship launch.