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Earlier jail release for prisoners who try to rehabilitate
CONVICTED CRIMINALS sent to jail are to have their prison sentences significantly shortened in a an attempt to encourage them to undergo rehabilitation in prison. p

Jurors told of motive and opportunity
BRIAN KEARNEY had the motive and the opportunity to kill his wife, a jury in the Central Criminal Court at Dublin has heard as both counsel closed their cases. p

Man jailed for killing girlfriend
A MAN was given a life sentence at the Central Criminal Court yesterday after pleading guilty to murdering his girlfriend in Galway two years ago. p

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Girl (14) questioned over murder of Polish men
A TEENAGE girl has been arrested as part of the Garda investigation into the murders of two Polish men in Drimnagh, Dublin, 10 days ago. p
Drimnagh church packed as community pays tribute
THE PARISH church of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Mourne Road, Drimnagh, is one of the biggest in the Archdiocese of Dublin. Its cavernous interior was built at a time when Mass observance was universal and the church was the centre of the whole community. p
Two men killed in Naas road collision are named
THE NAMES of two young men who died following a head-on collision on the Naas road in Dublin early on Sunday morning were released yesterday. p
Call for action on transport greenhouse emissions
THE MINISTER for Environment John Gormley has called for action to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector as new figures show Ireland as one of the worst performers in the EU. p
Regeneration of Ballymun to cost double estimate
THE MASSIVE Ballymun regeneration project in north Dublin will cost double its original estimate and will take six years longer than planned, a new report by the State's spending watchdog has found. p
Gardaí seize €3m in fake goods
Gardaí investigating one of the Republic's biggest counterfeiting crime gangs have seized goods valued at almost €3 million following co-ordinated searches of more than 20 premises yesterday. p
Breast cancer misdiagnosis reports to be published tomorrow
THE THREE reports into the breast cancer misdiagnosis scandal at Portlaoise hospital are expected to be published tomorrow. p
Schools closed, flights cancelled and chaos for commuters as severe weather returns
SEVERE WEATHER resulted in treacherous conditions for commuters all over the country yesterday morning, "a snow day" for many school pupils, flight cancellations and a lightning strike in one Mayo community. p
Evidence of disharmony among members of refugee appeal process
ANALYSIS: THE LATEST chapter in the saga of internal strife in the Refugee Appeals Tribunal began with an editorial in The Irish Times last June, following the delivery of a judgment by the Supreme Court in the Nyembo case, writes Carol Coulter , Legal Affairs Editor p
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Harney refuses to be drawn on PD leadership contest
ACTING leader of the Progressive Democrats Mary Harney has refused to be drawn on who she will support in the party's leadership campaign. p
EPA criticised on landfill evidence
THE HEAD of the Environmental Protection Agency, Dr Mary Kelly, appeared to be "widely inaccurate and incorrect" in evidence she provided to the European Parliament in relation to plans for a regional landfill in north Co Dublin, it was claimed yesterday. p
Feis ceoil gets under way in Ballsbridge for 112th year in a row, while organisers seek new sponsor
OVER THE next two weeks, 4,000 young people will nervously take to the stage to sing and play and afterwards will be waiting anxiously for the verdict of the panel of expert judges. p
New Irish language radio station launched
RAIDIÓ X, a new Irish language radio station aimed at young people, began broadcasting from its website yesterday morning. p
Judge closes clubs one hour earlier at 1.30am because of public order objections
A DISTRICT court judge in Donegal has limited the opening hours of some nightclubs in Letterkenny after Garda objections because of public order offences in the town. p
Rail disruption to continue today
DISRUPTIONS TO rail services will continue today after Labour Relations Commission (LRC) talks between Iarnród Éireann and train drivers' unions concluded without a resolution last night. p
Hoteliers hear call for a fixed date for Easter
THE DATE of Easter should be fixed to "prevent confusion and disruption to the business community, churches, schools and the general public", the new president of the Irish Hotels Federations has said. p
IDA support for Lisbon Treaty welcomed
THE DECISION by the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) to support a "Yes" vote in the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty was yesterday welcomed by the Irish Alliance for Europe (IAE). p
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In the Courts

Defence warns jury to be cautious about scientific and forensic evidence
A JURY in the Kearney case was told by his defence counsel to be particularly cautious of scientific and forensic evidence when deciding his client's guilt or innocence. p
Legal teams abandon jargon for the plain and the direct as they close
Apart from an occasional cough, the court was silent and tense, writes Ruadhán Mac Cormaic at the Central Criminal Court p
Man gets 15 years for rape of three-year-old daughter
A MAN who orally raped his three-year-old daughter has been given a 15-year prison sentence by Mr Justice Barry White at the Central Criminal Court. Mr Justice White said he had considered imposing a life sentence for the offences "the nature of which I find utterly abhorrent". p
Court grants Nevin legal aid for second appeal case
CONVICTED MURDERER Catherine Nevin has secured legal aid for her bid to have her conviction declared a miscarriage of justice. p
Appeal by man who raped daughter dismissed
An appeal by a Connemara man against his conviction for raping and abusing his daughter has been dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeal. p
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In the North

Crime not suspected in relation to missing couple
THE PSNI says a crime is not suspected in relation to the disappearance of an elderly couple from Ballintoy Harbour in north Antrim last week. p

Regional News

First victim of west Cork drowningsis buried
THE DEATHS of three young men in a drowning in west Cork at the weekend have left the local community in a state of shock and disbelief, a priest told mourners at the funeral Mass for the first of the victims to be buried. p
Navan crash case to be heard in May
THE TRIAL of two companies facing charges arising out of a health and safety investigation into a Navan school bus crash is to go ahead on May 21st. p
Suicide verdict in death of boy (14)
A JURY yesterday returned a verdict of suicide in the case of a 14-year-old boy who died in his home shortly before Christmas. p
Radon alert as house 45 times over safe level
HOMEOWNERS ARE being urged to check for the cancer-causing gas radon, after a house in Co Tipperary was found to contain 45 times the accepted level of the gas. p
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