A legal challenge concerning a proposed development of 96 housing units in Dublin is to be fast-tracked at the Commercial Court.

A man in his 30s will appear in court this morning charged with the murder of Warren O'Connor in Dublin eight years ago.

Police in the North say they are treating the outbreak of a fire at a disused pub this morning as suspicious.

A garda manhunt continues tonight for an armed gang who held a male bank worker’s family hostage in a field before forcing him to deliver them cash.