Actor David Murray has been spared a jail sentence after he was convicted of attacking his former partner, who accused him of hitting and strangling her during a domestic row.

A convicted arsonist who set fire to an apartment in Limerick avoided jail yesterday when he gave an undertaking at Limerick Circuit Court to stay off drink and drugs.

A Dublin mother of two who slashed another woman across the face with a Stanley knife, leaving her with a permanent scar, has received a four-year sentence.

People living in a swathe of south Dublin may have had a lucky escape after Met Éireann confirmed a tornado tore through an area of at least a mile last month.

Garda teams probing separate gun murders in Dublin and Laois were yesterday examining CCTV footage and conducting extensive local inquiries.

The young boy was munching on a bag of crisps after a trip down to the shops with his beloved father when his life was ripped apart.

Gardaí are tracking down members and associates of a gang suspected of the murder of Declan O’Reilly in Dublin on Monday night.

Two people have died in a house fire in Dublin early this morning.