A long way away from the rest of the world.

A DAIRY farmer who celebrated his 80th birthday during the Christmas holiday died in a single-vehicle road accident yesterday.

A man has been killed in a road accident in Co Sligo today.

The jury in the Melissa Mahon murder trial has heard from the accused man’s former fiancé that early in their relationship he told her that she would hear rumours that he had had a relationship with Melissa.