Traders in Cork City have threatened to withhold their commercial rates unless city bosses scrap the St Patrick’s St car ban.

Newcastlewest experienced a 97% rise in the number of people signing on the dole over the last year, as the town that was once the fastest-growing in the country experiences a turnaround in fortunes.

RED-FACED Labour Party press officers are being sent back to school by Pat Rabbitte to cut down on their spelling gaffes.