A 15-year-old boy has been assaulted in an aggravated burglary at a house in Derry.

Anger over Facebook comments prompted a man to put on a balaclava and carry a knife to the home of a neighbour he blamed for putting the remarks on the social network.

A jury was sworn in today to hear the case against three Corkmen accused of seriously injuring Limerick student Denis Franklin in Cork city two years ago, where the injured party is now totally paralysed.

A MAN pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of assault causing serious harm to young Limerick man Denis Franklin, who has been left in what was described a permanent vegetative state.