A Meath County Councillor has admitted that he has "never been as scared in his life" after being verbally abused and spat at by a gang of intimidating youths.

When Meath lined up against Down in the 1991 All-Ireland football final, no player from the Ratoath, Dunshaughlin, or Ashbourne clubs in the south-east of the county was involved. From nearby Dunboyne, another village pressed hard against the Dublin border, only Brendan Reilly made the grade.

Gardaí have released more information about last night’s fatal gangland-style shooting in Co Meath.

A local authority has been accused of abandoning dozens of residents living in an apartment complex condemned as a fire trap.