Cork's city manager Joe Gavin has rejected claims that he blamed the ESB for the devastating floods which hit the city last November.

Gardaí in Dublin have issued an appeal to the mother of a foetus found in a bed and breakfast on Gardiner Street in the north inner city last week.

FARMERS have been warned of the significant disease risks associated with mixing cattle from different sources in housing sheds, which are colloquially called ‘bed and breakfasts’.