20/06 Tales From The Tabs

Tales From The Tabs

The Irish Daily Star Sunday is refusing to let the Ronan Keating story drop. The dancer with whom the Boyzone singer has been enjoying some extramarital dalliances has pledged to ignore lucrative offers to tell her side of the story.

Nonetheless, the Star has steadfastly chosen not to let a non-story get in the way of a two-page spread, reporting that “even though Francine [Cornell] was dumped … as he attempts to win back his furious wife Yvonne, the dancer has given her silence as one last act of loyalty.”

The Irish Mail on Sunday claims to have unearthed an intriguing first: a High Court judge telling jury members not to Google for information on the case of the murder of Brian McGrath in Co Westmeath in 1987.

The victim’s wife, Vera McGrath, and son-in-law Colin Pinder both plead not guilty to murder, and Mr Justice John Edwards has urged the jury to steer clear of old facts surrounding the case. “This is a cold case,” he said. “Please don’t Google it … I would advise you to step away from print and broadcast material and commentary in any other sphere, all forms of media. Decide the case on the evidence you hear.”

The case is the first involving Ireland’s “cold case unit” to come to trial.