MANY people with Down Syndrome cannot access crucial speech therapy, according to the annual report of Down Syndrome Limerick.

THE number of patients treated for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the mid-west increased by over 60% between 2000 and 2004.

Up to five customers were smoking illegally in a Co Limerick pub and the bar counter was strewn with ashtrays full of butts, it was alleged in court today.