The judge in a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has told the jury that there are circumstances in which intoxication can reduce murder to manslaughter.

A woman on trial charged with murdering a man by crushing him between her car and a wall told investigating Gardaí that she meant to knock down his son.

A TAXI driver had his spine broken in two after being hit by a car in his son’s driveway, a murder trial jury has heard.

A 66-year-old taxi driver had his spine broken in two after being hit by a car in his son’s driveway, a murder trial has heard.

A DUBLIN murder trial has heard that gardaí did not respond to an incident that preceded the killing because they were too busy.

A Dublin murder trial has heard that gardaí did not respond to an incident that preceded the killing because they were too busy.

A 25-year-old Dublin woman has admitted killing a 66-year-old man in Blanchardstown almost four years ago.

A young Dublin mother has been given a two-year suspended sentence and 240 hours of community service for storing €39,000 of cocaine for another woman, who stands trial for murder.

A woman on trial for murdering a 66-year-old taxi driver told gardaí that she was trying to “get” his son with her car, when the deceased jumped in front of her and she ended up “squashing him”.

The jury in the Claire Nolan murder trial has heard that the man she admits killing died after a car struck him, breaking his spine, crushing part of his heart and tearing one of his lungs free.

A close friend of a woman on trial for murdering a 66-year-old man has told the Central Criminal Court that the accused had “no motive” and “wouldn't have done it on purpose”.

A woman on trial for murdering a 66-year-old man hit his son over the head with a baseball bat shortly before the deceased was struck by a car and killed, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A 16-year-old boy arrested in connection with a gun and petrol bomb attack on a home in Dublin on Easter Sunday last had his prosecution struck out at the Children’s Court today.

Two teenage boys arrested over a gun and petrol bomb attack on a home in Dublin at Easter have been remanded on continuing bail by the Children’s Court pending directions from the DPP.

Three teenage boys arrested over a gun and petrol bomb attack on a home in Dublin at Easter appeared in court today.

A brother of Brian Meehan, the man serving life imprisonment for the murder of Veronica Guerin, has been jailed for six years for committing a series of robberies armed with knives after relapsing into heroin addiction.