The wife of bankrupt developer Sean Dunne wants to halt “oppressive” Commercial Court proceedings brought against her over alleged invalid transfers of various of her husband’s assets to her, including a hotel in South Africa valued at more than €18m.

Maze prison escapee Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane went on trial at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today for the 1983 kidnapping of supermarket boss Don Tidey during which a trainee garda and soldier were killed.

Heritage Minister Dick Roche today gave the go-ahead for a project to investigate the significance of a major Viking site in Co Waterford.

Gardaí have named a man killed in a road accident in Dundalk, Co. Louth yesterday.