Esther N McCarthy paints a pretty picture with her January picks, along with cool ideas for fridges and lunchboxes

IF the commanders of the Irish Naval Service were to choose a new ensign for the fleet, they could do worse than have it made in the shape of a nappy.

A three-year-old girl whose left ring fingertip was sliced off in a fold-up pushchair accident a year ago, has been awarded €20,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Minister for the Environment Dick Roche has been re-elected following the fourth count in Wicklow.