ACC Bank has sued a firm of solicitors for some €5.75 million over alleged failure to ensure the bank had proper security in relation to a loan advanced to buy a hotel, bistro and nightclub in Dromahair, Co Leitrim.

A 26-year-old man remains in a critical condition in the Mater hospital in Dublin after an incident in the early of hours of Saturday morning.

A man was fighting for his life today after being attacked inside a city centre hotel.

ANGRY businesspeople in the mid-Cork region are to write to Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy demanding more Garda manpower following a spate of robberies perpetrated by a violent gang.

Donegal defender Karl Lacey has been confirmed as one of a large number of players asked to attend the first trial match for the Ireland International Rules panel this weekend.

ANYA GREALY was looking to expand her small hotel in Roscommon two years ago. Despite it being a bad time for the tourism industry, she wanted to add 26 bedrooms to her Abbey Hotel and extend the conference and leisure facilities.