Gardaí have confirmed that a 60 year-old man who was the victim of a serious assault in Sligo during the week has died in hospital.

Two men are being questioned about an attack on a 60-year-old in Co Sligo.

A long-serving garda has been arrested in connection with a major investigation into the illegal trafficking of underage African women into Ireland for the sex industry.

Gardaí in Sligo are still questioning a man in connection with offences under the Criminal Law Act.

A man arrested in connection with a grenade attack on two Northern Ireland policemen was tonight released without charge.

A man was arrested after dissident republicans fired a grenade at policemen in the North.

THE Sunday World newspaper has pledged to launch a Supreme Court challenge against the High Court’s decision to award €900,000 in damages to a man dubbed a “drug king” by the newspaper.

A GARDA told the High Court yesterday that a man had a reputation as a drug dealer and money lender before he was allegedly libelled by a newspaper accusing him of being a Traveller “drug king”.

A man has died following a fatal road crash in Co Leitrim last night.

The Morris Tribunal into garda corruption in Donegal today concluded its sub-module into the detention of Michael Peoples.

An illiterate Sligo man today today denied lying to the Morris Tribunal about a series of bizarre letters.

A Sligo man broke down crying after he admitted making false statements about a silver bullet death threat, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

GARDAÍ investigating alleged intimidation involving Sinn Féin members expect to send a file to the DPP in the coming weeks.