A 30-year-old chef, who suffered an electric shock while using an allegedly dangerous and defective panini machine in a Dublin hotel, has been awarded damages in the Circuit Civil Court against his employer.

A man was left fighting for his life today after an explosion at a factory.

A student couple whose badly charred bodies were found in an apartment in Dublin in March 2001 were strangled before their apartment was set on fire, the deputy state pathologist has told the Central Criminal Court.

The trial of a 25-year-old man for the double murder of a student couple in Dublin two years ago has entered what is expected to be a week of legal argument.

One of two men picked out at an identity parade is the man accused of the double murder of two Chinese students in an apartment in Dublin, a jury has heard.