A Romanian family who have failed the right to reside test and so cannot receive social supports in this country today were granted leave by the High Court to bring a legal challenge.

A case in which two Romanian pleaded guilty to stealing €600 worth of perfume and aftershave from a pharmacy in Macroom has been referred to a later court date for sentencing.

A man has been charged with having false identification after he was arrested in Portlaoise by gardaí looking for a teenage girl who went missing from England last Wednesday.