A post mortem examination will take place today on the body of a man murdered in Dublin over the weekend.

GARDAÍ are hunting the gunmen who killed a man at a Traveller halting site in north Dublin.

ELECTIONS are not won by politicians who have to waste their time convincing their supporters.

GARDAÍ suspect the remains of a body found dumped in a rural lane in north Dublin are that of missing man Peter Gunn.

A man was taken captive in his own home by gunpoint in a failed robbery bid, gardaí said today.

NURSING home owner representatives yesterday pledged to make long-stay care an election issue on the doorsteps.

THE owner of a north Dublin nursing home isreplacing public patients with private ones to pay for renovations, say relatives of residents there.

Six days of national mourning for former US President Gerald Ford has begun with military honours and a simple family prayer service at his parish church.

THE 10th anniversary edition of the AIB Irish Seniors Open, in association with Greenstar and Fáilte Ireland, will be marked in grand style with a record prize fund, a glorious new venue and a five-star field littered with former Ryder Cup players.

MICHAEL HOURIGAN is set to take the wraps off highly-rated Mossbank in the St Margaret's Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

A jury in a Dublin murder trial has heard a .38 calibre colt revolver recovered by gardaí contained no fingerprints, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Around 50 new jobs have been created at a pepper-growing facility that was opened by the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in north Co Dublin today.

HEROIN with a street value of €400,000 was discovered in a graveyard in north Dublin following a surveillance operation by gardaí.

With only four players under par following the rain-affected third round of the Irish PGA championships, Ballyliffin professional Francis Howley has surprisingly assumed the lead on four under with a controlled round of 74 at the St Margaret’s club in Dublin.

DAMIAN MOONEY gave himself a great boost yesterday as he heads into the €137,000 PGA Irish Championship at St Margaret's today.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON has confirmed he will tee-up in the €127,000 PGA Irish Region Championship at St Margaret's, Dublin, on April 15 to 18.

MASSEREENE assistant Neil Graham showed a clean pair of heels to many of the seasoned professionals as he topped the leaderboard after the first qualifying round for the PGA Irish Region Championship at St Margaret's.

PAUL MCGINLEY had been down in the dumps about his status as a professional golfer prior to finishing a splendid second behind Mark O’Meara in the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday.

FIVE years after he bogeyed the 18th at Woodbrook to forfeit the lead and eventually lose in a playoff to Clare's Joe McDermott, 58-year-old Australian Noel Ratcliffe at last captured the AIB Irish Seniors Open at blustery Adare Hotel and Golf Resort yesterday.

Dundalk professional Leslie Walker and Finian Dwyer from Celbridge Driving