Killian Kingston finished strongly to turn what looked certain defeat into a bowl of odds win over Aidan Murphy at Ballincurrig.

Gary Daly reversed his Munster senior final defeat by beating David Murphy in the last shot of a thrilling Denis McGarry Cup final at Whitechurch .

Aidan Desmond was a comprehensive winner over Michael Barry in the Munster Junior C final at Whitechurch on Saturday.

Gardai are appealing for witnesses to a serious crash on Dublin's southside last night.

Gardaí are looking at the possibility that two recent murders in Clondalkin in Dublin are linked.

A murder investigation is underway after a man was shot outside his home in Clondalkin last night.

Tony Carey beat Tony Dunlea by two bowls in the Munster veteran final at Kilcorney on Monday to set up an All-Ireland final meeting with Oliver Gribben, who retained his Ulster title on the same evening.

A record 14,000 competitors will pound the streets of Dublin today during the Dublin marathon.

Police in the North are investigating a petrol bomb attack in Armagh last night.

Environmental health officers served closure orders on three premises last month because of breaches of food safety legislation.

A 25-year-old man died today after the car he was travelling in crashed during a police chase.

An additional 140 garda officers and late night services on buses, the Luas and the DART, are being laid on in Dublin in a bid to tackle traffic congestion in the run up to Christmas.

TWO young men were critically ill in hospital last night after suffering serious injuries in separate incidents in counties Tipperary and Cavan.

A man who beat an elderly trophy-maker with his own trophies before robbing him of IR£130 has been jailed for four years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Gardaí have appealed for help from the public following an armed robbery near Dundalk in Co Louth yesterday.

A sadistic stalker harassed nine different women over a six-year period by threatening them over the phone and sending obscene mail telling them they'll meet the same fate as missing women like Jo Jo Dollard and Deirdre Jacob, a court has heard.

Police in the North are investigating separate overnight attacks on the homes of Protestant and Catholic clergymen in Co Antrim.

A security operation is on going by the RUC in Derry since around 10.30pm last night.