Sean Hehir and Pauline Curley stole the headlines winning the national titles at the SSE Airtricity Dublin marathon as Alemu Gemechu and Nataliya Lehonkova took overall glory ahead of a record entry of more than 15,000.

GARDAÍ have renewed an appeal for information on the murder of a man almost two years ago.

Two Artane drug addicts who subjected a teenager to a terrifying ordeal because they mistakenly believed there might be drugs in his house have been given four year sentences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.