A long-serving prison officer was gunned down by dissident republicans in a motorway ambush in the North yesterday morning.

A long-serving prison officer was murdered in a motorway ambush by dissident republicans in Northern Ireland today.

A dry-cleaning shop owner has been ordered to pay almost £25,000 to a woman employee he sacked after she brought a successful age discrimination case against him.

A man has been charged over offensive comments allegedly posted on a social networking site about the murder of police officer Ronan Kerr in the North.

TWO of the six survivors from the Cork Airport tragedy are still in Cork University Hospital’s (CUH) intensive care unit after suffering serious injuries during the crash.

Two Irish citizens, three British people and a Spaniard were killed in today's plane crash at Cork Airport.

A 21-year-old man is due to appear in court in the North later today in connection with the death of Connor McCusker over the weekend.

Irish blind swimmer Stephen Campbell who scooped a silver medal at the International Blind Sports World Games returns home to a hero’s welcome today.

Police in the North are appealing for help in finding a missing person, who is believed to have travelled to Dublin.

A police watchdog today warned against any delay in building the North’s new £134m (€198m) police-training college.

Dunbrody Abbey Visitor Centre, Campile, New Ross, Co Wexford will be holding Christmas fairs on December 10 & 11 and December 17 & 18.

A policeman who murdered his wife and two children more than a decade ago has been found dead in prison, it emerged today.

Noel Baker, Krabi, Thailand

A 45-year-old man was still being questioned by detectives in Belfast today about the murder of a police officer more than 20 years ago.

Belfast Lord Mayor Martin Morgan was selected as the SDLP’s candidate for the forthcoming European Parliamentary election today.

Members of Northern Ireland’s policing board were under pressure today to ratify moves to site a new £80m (€118.6m) officer training academy at a food science centre.

Arsonists set fire to a car owned by a Northern Ireland policing representative today.

A taxi driver hit with a shotgun blast in Northern Ireland was the victim of a grudge killing by republicans, it was claimed yesterday.

The North’s police ombudsman is investigating claims that a suspected republican dissident was assaulted by police during his arrest last Tuesday morning.

Northern Ireland has had a fresh suspect case of foot-and-mouth, it emerged today.

A man left needing hundreds of stitches after being slashed in the face feared he was about to die before friends reached him.

A roadside bomb attack by dissident republicans is believed to been foiled by police and troops in Northern Ireland, RUC Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan confirmed today.