A man has told a trial of two men accused of a double murder in Limerick that one of the accused called to his house to collect a gun the morning of the shootings.

NEARLY 1,000 people had to be evacuated after hydrochloric acid leaked from a tank, forming a potentially lethal vapour which spread to adjoining industrial estates.

AN iconic tower up to 22 storeys high is one of four soaring landmark buildings proposed in a blueprint that will transform Cork’s south docks into one of Europe’s top waterfront urban quarters.

Voters in Meath, Dublin West and Dublin North will have a last chance to get acquainted with the new electronic voting system in the coming days.