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- Aaron Brady guilty of capital murder of Adrian Donohoe
Aaron Brady has been found guilty of the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe outside Lordship Credit Union in Co Louth in 2013. - Covid-19: One further death and 40 additional cases
One further death and 40 additional cases of Covid-19 have been notified to the Department of Health. There have now been a total of 1,774 coronavirus-related deaths here and 26,838 cases. - Biden and Harris in first joint appearance at US rally
Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden and new running mate Kamala Harris made their first joint appearance on the campaign trail tonight. - Taoiseach to meet Boris Johnson in Northern Ireland
Micheál Martin will have his first face-to-face meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson since becoming Taoiseach during a visit to Northern Ireland today. - Wind, solar produce 10% of power in first half of 2020
Wind turbines and solar panels produced a record 10% of the world's electricity in the first half of this year, according to a report published today. - 126 pubs now suspected of breaching Covid regulations
A further 14 pubs potentially breached Covid-19 regulations when gardaí inspected their premises between Tuesday 4 August and Sunday 9 August, bringing the cumulative total to 126. - Man's body found near Cork city centre car park
Gardaí in Cork say the results of a post-mortem examination on the body of a man found near the entrance to a city centre car park earlier today will determine the course of their investigation. - 'Deadly raid at Lordship was over in 58 seconds'
Ahead of a documentary on the case to be broadcast on RTÉ One tomorrow night, Prime Time's Security Correspondent Barry Cummins takes a closer look at the ongoing investigation. - Inside the investigation into Adrian Donohoe's murder
RTÉ's North East Correspondent Sinéad Hussey speaks to retired detective inspector Pat Marry, who led the investigation into death of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in 2013. - 'We'll be knocking on your door' - Deputy Commissioner
- Friends, locals recount time of 'great pain and sorrow'
The community of Lordship became the centre of what would become one of the the biggest murder investigations the State has ever seen following the fatal shooting of Garda Adrian Donohoe in 2013. - What the jury in the trial of Aaron Brady did not hear
The jury in the trial of Aaron Brady heard from two witnesses in New York who said that Brady had made admissions to them that he had shot a garda, but the jury did not know that there were five other people also originally scheduled to give similar evidence, writes Barry Cummins. - Review lowers UK virus death toll by over 5,000
A review of how Covid-19 deaths are calculated in England has reduced the UK death toll by more than 5,000. - 35 years since the last capital murder of a garda
Co Louth, where Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe lost his life, was also where the last capital murder of a garda took place 35 years ago. - Three people dead after train derails in Scotland
Three people have died after a train derailed in Aberdeenshire in Scotland amid heavy rain and flooding, British Transport Police have said. - Belarus protester dies as UN condemns violent crackdown
Belarus confirmed the death of a jailed protester after police violently cracked down on demonstrations over disputed presidential polls. - Status Yellow rainfall warning for seven counties
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for seven counties over the coming hours. - New Zealand probing if virus linked to cool food store
New Zealand officials are investigating the possibility that its first Covid-19 cases in more than three months were imported by freight, as the country's biggest city plunged back into lockdown. - Student claims Calculated Grades exclusion 'unjust'
The High Court has begun hearing a challenge to the exclusion of a home-schooled Leaving Certificate student from this year's Calculated Grades process. - Farmers asked to wear face coverings at marts
Farmers around Ireland are being asked to wear face coverings on an ongoing basis when attending marts and other communal settings.
