Dublin City Council is being called on to make more resources available to Dublin Fire Brigade.

IT MIGHT be a bit early for Christmas miracles, but one Dublin mother was yesterday thanking her lucky stars after giving birth to her third child en route to hospital, aided by two firemen.

A Dublin man accused of murdering his father allegedly told gardaí he “just wanted to hurt him as he raped my sister”, a jury heard at the Central Criminal Court heard today.