Update 3pm: A short time ago, two others were sentenced in relation to charges arising from the investigation into Dale Creighton’s death.

The High Court has suspended a solicitor from practice after he was found guilty of dishonesty by the Law Society.

A 34-year-old man throttled his elderly friend to death in retaliation for being hit with a walking stick, a court heard today.

Gardaí and road safety groups are bracing themselves for the forthcoming August Bank Holiday weekend after six people died within 24 hours on Saturday.