An Carraig in Kinsale has spectacular views, and dramatic plans to enhance the house, writes Tommy Barker.

The trial of two Louth men accused of possessing explosive substances has heard evidence from detectives who placed the pair under surveillance as part of a garda operation on the suspected manufacture of vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices by the IRA.

A 68-year-old Dublin man has been sentenced to three years in prison for IRA membership.

The trial of a Dublin man accused of membership of an illegal organisation has been adjourned after a Garda Chief Superintendant failed to affirm whether he believed the man was a member of the IRA within the State.