THE sentiments expressed by Hugh Sheehy of Barcelona, Spain (Irish Examiner letters, March 24) for the Irish taxpayers are very touching.

A businessman whose tractors ripped up an internationally-protected nature reserve declared tonight: “I’ve done nothing wrong.”

A range of hills high above Belfast once used by the British army to spy on terrorists in the city has been sold in a £3m (€4.3m) deal, it was revealed today.

Landfill sites in Northern Ireland permitted to close without proper monitoring are presenting a serious threat to public health, it was claimed today.

Eggs plundered from the nests of rare seabirds in Northern Ireland could be ending up on dining tables in top class restaurants in Britain, it was claimed today.

A NEW government unit has been set up in the North up to crack a multi-million pound illegal dumping racket by criminal gangs from the Republic.