A Tipperary man has been sentenced to life for the murder of Shane Rossiter.

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Shane Rossiter in Co Tipperary.

A jury in a murder trial has heard that the accused told gardaí he would "do 15 to 20 years knowing that it is over" when referring to the death of Shane Rossiter in 2012.

A man on trial for shooting dead a 29-year-old man in Co Tipperary told gardaí that he was backed into a corner and thought it was a case of 'kill or be killed'.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern last night described Muintir na Tíre founder John Canon Hayes as a man of vision and a pioneer of community development.