A man has been sentenced to eight years for stabbing his friend leaving him with life threatening injuries.

A man accused of murdering his father at a flat in Kimmage in Dublin is due to stand trial today.

The trial of two young men charged with murder collapsed in the Central Criminal Court today after the prosecution entered a Nolle Prosequi on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions

GARDAÍ in Dublin are fearful of further attacks involving lethal explosives, following an incident in Crumlin shortly after 11pm last night in which a live grenade was thrown at a house.