A senior garda attempted to block a statement which claimed he had no concerns about terrorism in the North, the Omagh civil action case heard today.

The Special Criminal Court remanded in custody a Dublin man who is charged with the possession of a firearm and ammunition.

New Progressive Democrats leader Ciaran Cannon says voting in favour of the Lisbon Treaty will secure Ireland's positive place in the future of Europe.

Critics of the Lisbon Treaty who claim it is indecipherable were today accused of pedalling stupid nonsense unworthy of debate.

George Redmond's trial for accepting a bribe from Fianna Fáil Councillor Patrick Dunne has heard his tax return for 1990 stated he received Ir£10,000 in "gratuitous receipts" from someone with the initials "PD".

Aer Lingus workers and management have reached agreement on the implementation of the company's cost-cutting plan.

A Francis Bacon masterpiece broke the artist's record at auction when it sold for £43m (€53.9m) in New York, Sotheby's said today.

The vast majority of Irish workers would take a salary cut if it meant getting their dream job, it was revealed today.

Four men were today being questioned by police in connection with a booby-trap bomb attack on an off-duty police officer.

A 27-year-old man was arrested after a person was threatened at gunpoint in a Dublin bar.

Three people have been treated for smoke inhalation following a problem with an oil burner at a house in Co Clare this morning.

The Labour Party is warning that the elderly and people on low incomes won't be able to keep their homes warm this winter because of rising fuel costs.

A support group for one-parent families says the definition of the family in the Irish Constitution is completely out of touch with reality.

Tanáiste Mary Coughlan has told the Dáil that the Government has yet to consider proposals for 1,000 administrative job cuts in the HSE.

The Road Safety Authority is launching a new campaign today to discourage motorists from using their mobile phones while behind the wheel.

The HSE is reportedly seeking to cut around 1,000 desk jobs as part of a new €30m voluntary early retirement scheme.

New Progressive Democrats leader Ciaran Cannon is due to launch his party's campaign for a 'yes' vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum today.

A post mortem is due to be carried out later today on the body of a swimmer who died in the River Shannon in Limerick yesterday evening.

One-third of farmers are planning to vote 'no' in the forthcoming referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, according to an opinion poll published this morning.

The Labour Relations Commission has put forward proposals aimed at resolving the dispute over compensation for psychiatric nurses who are attacked at work.