The mother of one of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man said her son told her he had "murdered someone" and was going to kill himself, a jury at the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A sister of one of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man said her brother told her he had "stabbed somebody", a jury at the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A taxi driver was given a tip by two men, one of whom was "covered in blood", and told "you didn't see us tonight", the trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man heard at the Central Criminal Court today.

A Central Criminal Court jury in the trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a man heard that the dead man took his three children to McDonald's and a duck pond the day before his death.

A heroin trafficker arrested in the course of a major garda campaign called "Operation Jumbo" has been remanded in custody for sentence by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A jury has been sworn in at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for the trial of a Clondalkin man in connection with heroin valued at €1.5m.

Convicted drug dealer and armed robber, Jeffery Mitchell, who was arrested on Friday evening after four days on the run, has been remanded in custody at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A GARDA hunt was underway yesterday after one of Dublin's top criminals went on the run just as he was due to be sentenced for armed robbery.

A prominent Dublin criminal has gone on the run after absconding from Dublin Circuit Criminal Court where he was due to be sentenced today on serious armed robbery charges.