The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in a case brought by convicted drug dealer John Gilligan and his family challenging proceeds of crime orders in relation to some of their assets.

Convicted drug dealer John Gilligan has claimed before the Supreme Court that he did not receive a proper trial when his assets were frozen by the State in 1996.

Three former National Car Test employees and another man have appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for certificates of road-worthiness.

Donegal’s remarkable 3-14 to 0-17 victory over Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final is the biggest shock in Gaelic football for a decade, according to Kevin McStay.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny raised the political tempo inside and outside his parliamentary party yesterday by announcing there will be a Cabinet reshuffle, although it won’t be until next year.

Only 2% of farmers are interested in setting up a diversified farm-based business, according to a survey by Teagasc.

GARDAÍ investigating an armed robbery in west Waterford are examining CCTV footage and tracing the owner of the car used in the raid.

Convicted drug dealer John Gilligan has lost his latest legal challenge against orders that his assets and those of his family were the proceeds of crime.

A FARMER was accused of playing ducks and drakes with the courts after it emerged he had failed to remove cattle from land due for repossession for four years.

A MAN has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of the manslaughter of a mother-of-three who was beaten to death in her Cork home last year.

SUBSTANTIAL reserves of semen in stock are sufficient to meet spring 2011 demand, said sources at the National Cattle Breeding Centre at Enfield, Co Meath, after an outbreak of IBR disease last week led to all affected bulls being quarantined.

FARM groups have welcomed the fact that spring 2011 cattle breeding will not be affected by an IBR outbreak among bulls housed at three National Cattle Breeding Centre (NBCB) accommodation centres.

NETWORKING has helped lift small Irish food businesses to sales growth of 7%, while also developing overseas markets, according to a survey by Bord Bia.

GARDAÍ believe a gang is using websites specialising in second-hand goods and cars to sell off stolen cars to unsuspecting buyers.

IRELAND will host a training camp today for the players who were unavailable to tour Australasia.

The High Court has set aside two weeks in June to hear convicted drug dealer John Gilligan's challenge against orders that his assets and those of his family were the proceeds of crime.

CUTBACKS must not jeopardise consumer confidence or animal health for short-term financial gain, veterinary bodies warned yesterday.

Gardaí have arrested three men in their 30s following an attempted robbery at the Marriott Hotel in Enfield, Co Meath, this morning.

CONVICTED drug dealer John Gilligan has claimed the hearing of receivership proceedings by the Criminal Assets Bureau in relation to his family’s assets should not have gone ahead pending the outcome of an appeal by him before the Supreme Court.

PHARMACISTS have warned the Government a row over plans to refuse to dispense drugs to medical card holders could flare up again because of the slow progress of talks with the Health Service Executive.

ST JAMES’S Gate is to remain the home of Guinness, despite losing half its site and one third of its production.

Progress between in dealing with outstanding issues since pharmacists continue dispensing medicines on the community drugs schemes from May 1 has been slow, according to the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU).

THE High Court yesterday gave the go-ahead to the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) to take over the management and maintenance of five properties owned by convicted drug dealer John Gilligan and his family.

GERALDINE Gilligan, the ex-wife of convicted drug dealer John Gilligan, told the High Court yesterday she lives on €80 per week from renting grazing rights at Jessbrook Equestrian Centre lands, which she owns.

A JUDGE yesterday ordered that photographs of the former equestrian centre owned by the wife of convicted drug dealer, John Gilligan, should be taken today or on Monday to ascertain its condition in advance of a High Court hearing next week into whether a receiver should be appointed to take the property over.

Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan has defended himself following the revelation that he took a high-speed journey through Co Kildare in order to attend a cross-border seminar on crime.

Dissident republicans remain a serious threat to the peace process, the North’s top police officer warned today.

PARENTS were last night warned against lending the family car to their teenage children as the most dangerous month on the roads gets into full swing.

A private investigator key to exposing the Garda corruption that sparked the Morris Tribunal was today branded an unreliable witness by the inquiry.

MARRIAGE is for life, say couples who took part in the first ever study conducted in Ireland.

A MAJOR criminal figure was one of two people arrested by gardaí investigating two separate cigarette heists yesterday in west Dublin.

A joint venture decision between the Munster Cattle Breeding Society and Progressive Genetics Ireland to merge their studs and breeding programme has resulted in the development of a new National Cattle Breeding Centre.

A new National Cattle Breeding Centre has been officially opened by the Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan.

PROFESSOR Edward Walsh of the University of Limerick says the public sector should withdraw from activities which could be delivered more effectively by the private sector.

The Irish Small and Medium Enterprise association chairman Robert Berney today outlined the increasing importance of migrant labour in order for the economy to achieve and support maximum growth.

AN apple never falls far from a tree!

A 19-year-old Galway man was sentenced to 12 years for the manslaughter of his school friend, today at the Central Criminal Court.

STORE group ADM Londis said it wants to put takeover speculation behind and concentrate on its core business.

THE number of road deaths since the start of the year has jumped by more than a quarter compared to the same period in 2003.

A 35-year-old motorcyclist has died after colliding with an articulated lorry in Enfield, Co Meath this morning.

The Special Criminal Court has begun hearings to ascertain how convicted drug dealer John Gilligan amassed an alleged personal fortune of £14m.