RTÉ’S highest paid TV and radio star Pat Kenny was yesterday accused of a shocking betrayal of friendship by trying to take possession of a potentially valuable piece of land.

The family of the slain teenager Brian Murphy said tonight that the criminal justice system was “in tatters” and had swung too far in favour of the accused.

The Court of Criminal Appeal today quashed the four-year jail sentence for manslaughter given to Dermot Laide in connection with the death of teenager Brian Murphy outside a Dublin nightclub.

Two of the men convicted in connection with the death of teenager Brian Murphy are to learn the results of their appeal today.

A HOST of top actors will begin shooting a multi-million-euro Irish production of Maeve Binchy’s Tara Road today.

A host of top actors including Andie McDowell, Stephen Rea and Ruby Wax will begin shooting a multi-million euro Irish production of Maeve Binchy’s Tara Road tomorrow.