A militant group which says it kidnapped the Irish UN worker Annetta Flanigan and two of her colleagues in Afghanistan insists she and two other hostages are safe for the time being.

A 35-year-old father of two was found murdered today after a gang of men abducted him from his Co Armagh home.

Detectives launched a murder inquiry today after a man’s body was discovered in Co Armagh.

THE squad charged with carrying the Irish flag in next week’s European Eventing Championships in Punchestown was named this week following a final outing in Annaharvey.

A woman is in a critical condition in hospital in the North following a horse-riding accident in Co Armagh.