Examinations are being carried out in Co Carlow where the bodies of two men were found this morning.
The remains of the men – aged in their 60s and 70s – were discovered on neighbouring farms near Bagenalstown.
Gardai are examining the possibility that the two men may have been involved in a family dispute.
Trade unions are this evening vowing to try and scupper the Government’s plans to raise three billion euro from state assets.
The coalition’s going to sell off ESB power stations, the non-transmission parts of Bord Gais, Coillte’s non-land assets, and the remaining stake in Aer Lingus.
Although the Government rowed back on plans to sell a minority stake in the ESB, the the Unite Trade union says it will oppose any break-up of the energy company.
Opposition parties too are against the sell-off – eventhough the Government will be allowed plough a third of the proceeds for job creation.
Residents of another north Dublin apartment complex have been advised that their homes may need repair work amid fire safety concerns.
The problems affecting an estimated 25% of the properties in Belmayne were discovered while work was being done to fix a burst water pipe.
An action plan has now been prepared in consultation with the Chief Fire Officer of Dublin City Council and Kiltara Ltd. which manages the development says it does not expect that residents will have to move out of their homes.
Belmayne is located just yards from the Priory Hall development from which residents were evacuated over fire safety concerns last year, but was NOT built by the same developer.
9 men have been cleared of murdering a Loyalist paramilitary 12 years ago.
Tommy English was a leading UDA member – who was shot in front of his children in Newtownabbey.
The prosecution relied on evidence from 2 former UVF members, which the judge said was unreliable.
The 2 brothers had turned “Supergrass” – talking to the authorities in return for a reduced jail term.
Police in Argentina say 49 people have died in a train accident.
The packed commuter train slammed into barriers at a railway terminus in the capital Buenos Aires, during rush hour.
Some 550 people are said to be injured, and dozens trapped in the wreckage.
The head of the city’s emergency services office says at least 30 people were trapped in the first and second cars of the train.
