A Chicago jury in the US awarded $29 million in damages to the family of Michael Ryan, an Irish plane crash victim, following a civil suit brought against Boeing by his widow Naoise Connolly Ryan.

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Michael Ryan, described as a 'loving and caring family man,' in Finglas. The convicted man, Joseph Lawlor, was criticized for a letter blaming gardaí and the victim.