A MAN sexually abused as a child by a priest from Co Meath has won record damages in excess of €900,000.

A CATHOLIC archbishop entered the political row over abortions and designer babies yesterday, saying MPs should be made accountable for decisions which affect the "innocent and vulnerable" in society.

SIKH community leaders are to hold talks with police today in a bid to avoid a repeat of violent protests inside a theatre which forced the abandonment of a controversial play.