The defendant received a hefty ban after failing to appear in court

Witness Emma Farrell told the Central Criminal Court jury that her husband's violence could 'erupt spontaneously without any provocation'

Ryan Kearney (39) has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jeffrey Jackson (50) in Kilcock, Co Kildare

Evidence of 16 separate knife injuries suffered by man during 'ferocious attack' in Co Kildare apartment does not fit with murder accused's account, prosecution barristers tells trial

A cyclist, aged in his 60s, is in hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a car in Co Meath on Sunday afternoon

Gardaí said the body of a man remains at the scene in Kilcock