An appeal to 17 managers of schools and homes where children were abused has failed to illicit a single additional contribution to the €1.47bn redress bill.

Religious orders can avoid getting the consent of the Charity Commissioners when they are transferring protected property if they conduct deals under canon law instead.

A HIGH Court judge has awarded €2.4 million in damages to an investment firm against three men concerning the purchase of land on which the Showgrounds Shopping Centre in Clonmel was built.