A heavy young man launched himself from the balcony of a crowded Kerry nightclub landing on a young nurse on the dance floor below, a court heard.

Small company owners and company secretaries are being urged to undertake their own reviews as the new Companies Act heralds major changes to Irish company structures.

The millions were rolling in last year for the creator of that foul-mouthed mammy, Agnes Browne, Brendan O’Carroll.

Salmon withdrawn from sale in the UK amid contamination fears may have been tainted by diesel from a boat, the supplier said today.