A “large family syndicate” from the Naul in north Dublin has been confirmed as the winner of the mega €175.4m EuroMillions jackpot.

Croke Park stadium manager Peter McKenna has claimed that Jim Gavin and other managers who’ve criticised the venue’s pitch have their facts wrong and are engaging in “deflection”.

If ever a trainer fit the handle of this column, it is Damien English, the Balbriggan native operating out of Grougha Stables in Naul.

Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium director Bob Ryan says the pitch will require an element of resurfacing following the Ed Sheeran concerts in May.

The GAA have purchased farmland in Naul in north Dublin to harvest playing surfaces for Croke Park and other GAA stadia.

As a Cork native, one might expect this Sunday’s All-Ireland ladies SFC final to be less stressful viewing for Dublin county chairman Joe Keane than watching previous deciders during his tenure.

Tributes have been paid to a popular motor racing champion who was killed when his car crashed during an event in Clare.

Dean Raftery is ready to make his mark in the World Rally Championship after being honoured at the Irish Motorsport Awards yesterday.

A large fire at an industrial unit in Dublin that had been burning for over 12 hours has been extinguished.

Ten years after the murder of Rachel O'Reilly, her husband Joe O'Reilly is applying to have his conviction for her murder declared a miscarriage of justice.

Ireland has enjoyed high cereal yields over the last decade, with the highest average wheat and second highest average barley yields in the world, according to Teagasc research.

TEAMS will tackle six stages in Co Antrim this afternoon in their respective opening legs of the Todds Leap Ulster Rally and the Todds Leap International Rally Northern Ireland, part of the Irish Tarmac Rally and Dulux Trade British Rally championships.

MOST local authorities expect it will be next week — at the earliest — before normal water supply is fully restored around the country.

A youth facing a string of public order, motoring and criminal damage charges was placed under house arrest today.

AN anti-incinerator lobby group has sought clarification from An Bord Pleanála on whether the company seeking to build an incinerator in Cork has met with the planning board in advance of its decision on the project, due soon.

Planners were asked to sign off on proposals to fast-track Ireland’s first dump for toxic ash, it was revealed today.

PLANNING permission is to be lodged for this country’s first ever hazardous ash treatment facility in north Co Dublin.

A man will find out today if his conviction for the murder of his wife is overturned.

The Court of Criminal Appeal will today hear the appeal by Joe O'Reilly against his conviction for the murder of his wife Rachel in north Co Dublin in October 2004.

CONVICTED killer Joe O’Reilly will launch a bid for freedom today when his lawyers seek to overturn his conviction for murder at the Court of Criminal Appeal.

JUNE 4

A TWO-month-old rare foal faces certain death unless she is returned to her mother, its owner has warned.

Joe O'Reilly has been found guilty of murdering his wife Rachel O'Reilly.

The jury in the murder trial of a man accused of killing his wife has been told to return a majority verdict.

The jury in the trial of Joe O'Reilly will resume its deliberations later this morning.

PROSECUTION counsel in the Rachel O’Reilly murder trial told the jury that the only person with a motive was Joe O’Reilly.

Prosecution counsel in the Rachel O’Reilly murder trial told the jury today that the only person with a motive was Joe O’Reilly.

The judge in the murder trial of Joe O'Reilly has told the jury not to discuss the case with anyone outside the jury or to allow anyone outside the jury to talk to them about it.

A CAR matching the description of murder accused Joe O’Reilly’s Fiat Marea was captured by CCTV footage near the O’Reilly home on the morning of the murder of his wife Rachel, a jury in the Central Criminal Court heard yesterday.

CCTV footage shows a car matching the description of Joe O'Reilly's Fiat Marea near the O'Reilly home on the morning of the murder, a jury in the Central Criminal Court heard today.

The judge in the murder trial of Joe O'Reilly today told the jury to ignore media reports of the case, as they are to reach their verdict only on the evidence they hear in court.

JOE O’REILLY enjoyed a long weekend down the country with his lover and had her stay over at the family home while his wife Rachel was away, according to witness testimony.

The woman with whom murder accused Joe O'Reilly was having an affair told the jury in the Central Criminal Court today that they were planning a 'permanent future' together.

Emails read out in court have revealed murder accused Joe O'Reilly's was "repulsed" by his dead wife and wanted to separate from her, a jury in the Central Criminal Court heard today.

Phone analysis places the mobile of Joe O'Reilly's co-worker in the vicinity of the Broadstone bus garage on the morning of the murder and is consistent with the account he gave gardaí.

A friend of murder-accused Joe O'Reilly told the Central Criminal Court that the defendant confided to him that he was having marital difficulties with his wife Rachel.

THE fiancé of RTÉ racing commentator Tracey Piggott has described the well-known broadcaster as his “guardian angel” for standing by him after a court found he had mistreated a horse.

A date of June 18 has been set for the trial of Joe O’Reilly who has been charged with the murder of his wife Rachel.

An accident involving a lorry has caused major traffic disruption on the M1 in north Co Dublin today.

The prosecution in the Joe O'Reilly murder case has said it needs more time to prepare the book of evidence.

A prayer vigil is being held at the former home of Rachel O'Reilly today to mark the second anniversary of the 33-year-old's murder.

The inquest into the murder of teenager Raonaid Murray will reopen close to the eighth anniversary of her death next year, it was confirmed today.

Gardaí have sent a file on the murder of Rachel O'Reilly to the Director of Public Prosecutions, after investigating the case for 21 months.