A judge yesterday told a 20-year-old motorist that his drunk and dangerous driving caused “the death of an unborn baby” of a pregnant garda.

The family of a man who was gunned down outside his home in a contract killing 13 years ago has been awarded more than €750,000 damages by the High Court.

The widow of a Co Sligo man who was gunned down in 1999 has been awarded nearly €750,000 in a long legal battle against the men responsible for his murder.

A woman whose husband was gunned down outside their family home has launched an action for damages over his murder.