Andrew Meegan reached a crossroads last January and knew there was only one avenue open to fulfil his potential.

Soap fans were treated to high drama tonight as Emmerdale celebrated its 40th birthday with a live episode in which Carl King (Tom Lister) was battered to death with a brick.

The ABS system was not working in eight out of 18 vehicles tested by Bus Éireann four days after a crash in which five Meath schoolgirls were killed, a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today.