An incident room has been set-up by gardaí following a sexual assault on a woman in Dublin.

A teenager who attacked and injured a man in revenge for remarks made on the Bebo website, was spared a custodial sentence today.

For more than 30 years the murder of the new-born baby girl found dumped in an alleyway has been shrouded in mystery.

The jury at the inquest into the death of a baby girl, found dead in Dublin in 1973, has heard a statement from Cynthia Owen's deceased mother, denying that she ever gave birth to a baby at their home.

Part of Killiney Dart station was closed off today after bones were discovered there by workmen.