TWO Muslim men were brought before a special sitting of Waterford District Court last night in relation to an ongoing probe into alleged death threats against a Swedish artist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog.

Two men were tonight charged in connection with an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog.

SPORTS Minister Martin Cullen has said an undeclared payment made to him by a business in his constituency was above board.