A 64-year-old bachelor farmer yesterday told of his terror at being assaulted and tied up by two men at his isolated home.

A woman who was “fuming” because her elderly mother was taken by taxi rather than ambulance from a nursing home for a hospital visit caught the care worker by the throat, it was claimed in court yesterday.

An 8-year-old girl with dyskinetic cerebral palsy after her birth at a Cork hospital has settled her action against the HSE for €5.8m.

The HSE should apologise to a little girl who has been left with dyskinetic cerebral palsy after her birth at a Cork hospital, her counsel told the High Court yesterday.

We view a selection of trading up homes from around the country.

Gardaí in Co Wexford have released a 25-year old Dublin man without charge, after questioning in connection with a fatal stabbing last week.

A 25-year-old man is being today questioned in connection with the death of Jason Ryan in Wexford.

A recently released inmate is the prime suspect for the murder of a love rival who answered a midnight call at his home.

A POWERFUL offshore earthquake rattled communities in far northern California, cutting power to thousands of customers, causing minor damage to homes and businesses and forcing many people to seek treatment for cuts and bruises from falling debris.

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California today, shaking buildings south of the Oregon border and knocking out power in several coastal communities.

Gardaí investigating a supermarket robbery have arrested five people and seized guns.

A Polish construction worker living in Sligo has been jailed for ten years for raping two women and sexually attacking another two.

A Polish construction worker living in Sligo has been remanded for sentence later after he pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping two local women last year.

AN ACTIVE retirement group is today testing the mettle of its most ambitious members with a bed push which will help raise money for cancer sufferers in Waterford.

A British fire extinguisher factory is set to close with the loss of more than 150 jobs as its work is transferred to China, it was announced today.

A prison officer’s car was attacked with a petrol bomb late last night, police said today.

A 22-year-old man was injured in a punishment attack in Derry this morning.