Two men who were arrested after a loaded gun was found in Ballyfermot in Dublin last Monday have been charged in connection with the incident.

A doctor charged with the murder of her three-year-old son in Dublin was unable to attend a court hearing for a second time today, Tom Tuite.

A doctor charged with the murder of her three-year-old son in Dublin was too sick to attend a court hearing today, reports Tom Tuite.

A mother told gardaí “Yes it was my knife, yes it was my hand, it was not me, it was the power” after she was charged with the murder of her three-year-old son Omar Omran in Dublin.

Update - 11.03am: A doctor has appeared in court charged with murdering her three-year-old son at their home in Dublin.

Gardaí were last night expected to further extend the detention of a woman arrested in connection with the murder of a toddler at an apartment complex in south Dublin last Monday.

A woman in her early 40s has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a toddler in Dublin on Monday.

Gardaí are hoping people in a south Dublin apartment complex heard or saw something that might provide key clues regarding the fatal stabbing of a child at his home, writes Cormac O'Keeffe.

Gardaí are hoping people in a south Dublin apartment complex heard or saw something that might provide key clues regarding the fatal stabbing of a child at his home.

Latest: The boy stabbed to death in Dublin and his mother, who is in hospital for knife wounds, have been named.

The circumstances in which a three-year-old boy was stabbed and died in south Dublin are being investigated by gardaí tonight.

Update - 9.15am: Gardaí have said it was fortunate no one was killed in a “rough and ready” gun attack at a scrapyard in Dublin, according to Cormac O'Keeffe of the Irish Examiner.

Gardaí investigating an overnight assault in Dublin have appealed for witnesses.

A man who drove a car onto a bonfire at Halloween while drunk, then assaulted three gardaí, has been given a chance to overcome his drug addiction by a judge.

Gardaí are likely to issue court summonses to United Left TD Joan Collins and party councillor Pat Dunne in relation to a water meter protest in Crumlin, south Dublin.

Gardaí are investigating a fatal shooting incident at Harty Avenue in Walkinstown, Dublin 12 tonight.

Separate investigations are underway after three men died in workplace accidents over the weekend.

A man is due to appear in court later today in connection with an incident in which two firearms and ammunition were recovered while gardaí were on patrol in Dublin on Thursday.

Gardaí were questioning two people last night in connection with the death of a homeless Polish man two weeks ago.

Two people have been arrested by detectives investigating the death of a man whose body was found at a waste disposal facility.

Gardaí investigating the death of a homeless Polish man are examining suspicions he may have been assaulted before he ended up in a large wheelie bin.

Gardaí investigating a crash between a bus and a car which claimed the life of a teenage girl want to speak to the drivers of two cars that overtook the bus just before the collision.

A 19-year-old man remains in a serious condition in Tallaght hospital in Dublin following a road crash which left a 17-year-old girl dead yesterday.

A 17-year-old girl has died after the car in which she was travelling collided with a bus in Dublin yesterday.

Gardaí investigating a gun attack in Dublin a month ago in which a 16 year old boy was injured, have arrested a man in his 20s.

A probationer Garda has today been spared a criminal conviction and a possible jail sentence for attacking two female colleagues who intervened when a drunken “mess” fight got out of hand.

Gardai at Crumlin garda station investigating a shooting incident on Lismore Road on the 9th October 2012 have arrested a second man in his late 20s.

Gardaí at Crumlin Garda Station have this afternoon arrested a man in his late 20s in connection with a shooting incident in Dublin which left a 16-year-old boy with serious injuries last night.

A probationer garda will be spared a criminal conviction and a possible jail sentence for attacking two female colleagues, who intervened when a drunken “mess” fight got out of hand, if he pays €1,000 to charity.

A probationer Garda will be sentenced in September after admitted attacking two female colleagues who intervened when a drunken “mess” fight got out of hand.

A 29-year-old man, originally from Crumlin, has appeared in Dublin District Court charged with murdering his father last January.

Gardaí were last night hunting down the head of an organised crime network after arresting his girlfriend and six gang members in a massive “shakedown”.

The number of people arrested as part of a garda crackdown on organised crime in Dublin this morning has risen to seven.

A MAN being questioned in connection with the murder of a pensioner at a retirement home was released without charge yesterday.

A man arrested in connection with the murder of his pensioner father in a retirement home has been released without charge.

A man being questioned about the death of an elderly man in Dublin at the weekend has been released without charge.

GARDAÍ were questioning a man last night over the stabbing to death with a sword of a pensioner in his private accommodation over the weekend.

A drug addict was being held tonight over the murder of his pensioner father with a sword in a retirement home.

A man has been arrested in relation to the murder of a pensioner found stabbed to death in a retirement home.

A 39-year-old woman has appeared in court in Dublin charged with assaulting her father 23 years ago with intent to murder.

Gardaí investigating the robbery of a security van in Dublin on Wednesday are appealing for witnesses.

A Dublin man has been jailed for 10 years after he pleaded guilty to firearms and drug offences.

A jury in a Dublin murder trial at the Central Criminal Court spent today hearing highly technical mobile phone evidence.