An Air Corps helicopter last night assisted firemen in extinguishing a major fire in Killarney National Park, Co Kerry.

A 41-year man has pleaded not guilty to murdering Elaine O’Hara more than two years ago and goes on trial today.

A successful architect and married father of two has been charged with the murder of childcare assistant Elaine O’Hara in Aug 2012.

SOME slight semblance of normality returned to the Killakee estate in Firhouse yesterday as local people tried to make sense of the tragedy that has struck their neighbourhood over the past few days.