A man charged in connection with the abduction of his 80-year old father, and stealing his savings, was granted bail Tuesday, despite strenuous objections from gardaí.

A man has appeared in court charged with falsely imprisoning his elderly father and stealing over €8,000 from him.

A 19-year-old murder accused has told a court that every night before he goes to sleep he sees the face of a former schoolteacher who was beaten to death with an iron bar in a public park.

TWO men, accused of assaulting a 43-year-old man who died from serious injuries early on Saturday morning, could face murder charges.