Gardaí are likely to seek charges today against Sanjeev Chada in connection with the murder of his children, Eoghan and Ruairi.

Community figures close to the extended Chada family in Co Carlow are perplexed at how Sanjeev Chada’s financial troubles may have triggered his extreme behaviour, ending in the death of his two children.

Gardaí have arrested the father of two young Co Carlow brothers found dead in Co Mayo earlier this week.

Two children have died in a car accident after they went missing with their father.

A teenager is in a serious but stable condition in hospital following a serious assault in Mayo.

A man has been arrested after a suspected petrol bomb attack on Castlebar Garda Station in Mayo.

Two men remain in Garda custody in connection with an incident at a house in Westport, Co Mayo in the early hours of this morning.

A Garda was in intensive care today after being stabbed in the stomach while on duty.

Gardaí in Co Mayo have arrested a man following a stabbing in Westport in the early hours of this morning.

AN elderly Mayo farmer who shot dead a Traveller outside his home last week has been given garda protection amid fears he could be the target of a revenge attack.