A suspected attacker understood to have accidentally shot himself as he pursued his alleged victim has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Two brothers have lost €38,000 damages claims they each made in the Circuit Civil Court for personal injuries they allegedly suffered in a road traffic accident, and are now facing hefty legal bills.

Two suspected dissident republicans have appeared in court in Northern Ireland charged with terrorism offences.

In the North, a 55-year-old man is in a serious condition after he was attacked during a robbery early this morning.