A motorcyclist in his 20's has died following a fatal road crash in White's Cross yesterday evening. Gardaí were called to the scene of a collision between a motorbike and a van at Ballinahina shortly before 6pm.
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A forensic psychiatrist who assessed a man charged with the murder of his brother and the attempted murder of his father has said that that the accused was suffering from “paranoid schizophrenia” when the attack occurred.
44-year-old John Murphy Jnr of Seaview in Carrigaline, is on trial at a sitting of the Central Criminal Court in Cork charged with the murder of his 27 year old brother Shane and the attempted murder of his 75 year old father John Aloysius “Weeshie” Murphy Senior.
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The former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is due before the courts today to face charges of historical sexual offences. The 61 year old is expected to appear in person at Newry Magistrates Court to face 11 charges, including one count of rape.
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Reconnecting with old friends might be harder than you think. A new study from Canada shows most of us are reluctant to reunite with old pals-even if we are still very fond of them.