One of seven Dubliners charged with murdering a man, who was beaten to death, said the deceased was already ‘black and blue and bleeding from his eyes’ before he punched him.

The trial of seven Dubliners charged with murdering a man, who was beaten to death, has heard that another man seen punching and kicking him repeatedly was charged with assault causing harm.

The trial of seven people charged with murder has heard that two of them had blood on their clothing shortly after a group was seen fleeing the bridge where Dale Creighton was found unconscious.

A jury at the trial of seven Dubliners charged with murdering 20-year-old Dale Creighton were warned not to search for information on the internet or discuss the case with anyone.

Six men and one woman have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Dale Creighton in January 2014.

Update - 9.15am: Gardaí have said it was fortunate no one was killed in a “rough and ready” gun attack at a scrapyard in Dublin, according to Cormac O'Keeffe of the Irish Examiner.

Update - 6.25pm: Gardaí have said the man injured in a shooting in Dublin today received a gunshot to the chest area and his condition is described as serious.

Two men have been arrested after €3m worth of heroin and cocaine, and guns - including an AK 47 - were seized in Dublin.

A man found lying drunk in the middle of the road is in receipt of €903 social welfare a week.

Two men have been arrested following a drugs seizure in Dublin.

Gardaí in Dublin are appealing for witnesses to a crash in Crumlin yesterday in which a 16-year-old girl was killed.

A 19-year-old man remains in a serious condition in Tallaght hospital in Dublin following a road crash which left a 17-year-old girl dead yesterday.

A DUBLIN man has been jailed for 10 years after he pleaded guilty to firearms and drug offences.

A Dublin man has been jailed for 10 years after he pleaded guilty to firearms and drug offences.

A CATERING assistant who alleged she was assaulted, bullied and harassed at work has settled a damages claim of €38,000 for an undisclosed sum in the Circuit Civil court.

Gardaí in Roscommon are appealing for the public's help in identifying a man who was killed in a road crash between Boyle and Carrick on Shannon in the early hours of this morning.

A pedestrian has been killed in a crash in Co. Roscommon.

The N4 Sligo to Dublin Road is closed this morning from Cootehall to the Croghan Road Junction following a serious crash in the area.

Two men are in Garda custody following the discovery of a loaded sawn-off shotgun in Limerick city last night.

Gardaí in Dublin are investigating the discovery of bomb components at a car park in the Tallaght area of the city yesterday evening.

A father of three who came from a "volatile and dysfunctional family" has been given a suspended sentence by Judge Patricia Ryan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for threatening to infect gardaí with Hepatitis C.

Two people were arrested tonight in connection with a double murder in south Dublin.

Both men arrested in connection with a double murder in south Dublin have been released without charge, gardaí said last night.

Gardaí in Dublin have released without charge a 28-year-old man they were questioning in connection with a double-murder in Walkinstown last month.

Gardaí have arrested two men as part of their investigation into a double shooting in Walkinstown last month.

GARDAÍ investigating a double murder in Dublin earlier in this month were delighted by the response from a television appeal on Tuesday.

A MAN is due to appear in court this morning in connection with the discovery of a cocaine factory in Dublin on Friday night.

Three men continue to be questioned by gardaí this morning in connection with the discovery of a drugs processing plant in Dublin.

Four people were arrested in connection with an ongoing operation targeting criminal activity in Dublin.

Investigations continue into this weekend's double shooting in south Dublin.

Gardaí are appealing to the public for information after two men were shot dead in a gangland style shooting in the Walkinstown area of Dublin last night.

A "shopaholic" who defrauded her employer of almost €100,000 has received a three-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today.

Two members of a three-strong gang who lurked outside a bank until it closed and then tried to push and kick their way in have been jailed by Judge Yvonne Murphy at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A trial judge today threatened to send various media reports to the Attorney General in connection with the coverage of the trial of five Limerick men accused of murder.