A man is due before a special sitting of Monaghan District Court this afternoon charged in connection with the robbery of an ATM yesterday morning.

The ATM was stolen from a supermarket near Newry, Co Down and later recovered in a van in Monaghan.

The hunt is underway for those behind the attempted murder of a police officer in South Armagh.

The victim is now in a stable condition after being pinned between his patrol car and a truck yesterday.

A low loader matching the description of the lorry involved has been found burnt out in the Mullyash Mountain area in County Monaghan.