Three men were arrested and two firearms were recovered in Cobh on Wednesday night as part of a Garda investigation into dissident republican activity in Cork.

Murder squad detectives are trying to find dash cam footage of the scene where a former Real IRA boss was shot dead last week.

A battle among a new generation of Real IRA members to control its drugs trade, racketeering, and money-laundering operations may have lead to the killing of dissident republican Aidan O’Driscoll, garda sources believe.

A woman who lost control of her car when drink-driving, seriously injuring her friend, was jailed for six months yesterday.

A FILE is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in relation to the stabbing to death of a young woman by her mother, an inquest was told yesterday.

A MOTHER who stabbed her daughter to death may face criminal charges, an inquest was told yesterday.

GARDAÍ investigating the killing of a young mother in Cork over the weekend issued an appeal last night for three specific people to contact them.

A woman's body has been found in a house in Blackpool in Cork city.