The Dutch skipper of one of the world’s largest fishing trawlers, who was found guilty of breaching EU fishing regulations in Irish seas, has moved to appeal his conviction.

A man whose dangerous driving caused the worst traffic accident in the history of the State, resulting in the deaths of eight people, was yesterday sentenced to eight years after his original two- year sentence was found to be too lenient.

A former court clerk fined for threatening to kill a man he thought was having an affair with his wife has lost an appeal against his conviction.