A second attempt within a week to traffic a large number of puppies bred in illegal Irish puppy farms to the UK has been foiled.

Two men have been charged in relation to trafficking animals from puppy farms in Ireland.

Around 50 puppies bred illegally on a puppy farm in a suspected smuggling plot were destined for the UK, it has emerged.

A MAJOR row has erupted again between the residents of a Dublin square and the owner of a park after it was opened up yesterday as a public car park.

Dublin’s move from 'fair city' to 'Fairtrade city' looks set to go ahead this week, with cross-party support for a bid to become Europe’s first Fairtrade capital.

THE Government may provide the families of Omagh victims with financial aid for their civil case against those allegedly behind the atrocity, it emerged last night.

The British government is to provide the Omagh bomb victims’ families with the £800,000 (€1.1m) they need to take those accused of the atrocity to court.

IRISH boxers face a busy week ahead with both the senior and junior champions in action abroad and the number twos in action against Wales in the first major international of the year at the National Stadium tonight.

LIMERICK’S Andy Lee is on course to become the star of this season’s national senior boxing championships with just Eamonn O’Kane blocking his route to the 75kg (middleweight) title at the National Stadium tomorrow night.

DISSIDENT republicans opposed to the peace process in Northern Ireland yesterday warned of new bomb attacks.

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has been ordered to give evidence in a civil case being brought by relatives of victims of the 1998 Omagh bombing.

SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has been ordered to appear at the North's High Court as part of a multi-million pound civil action by relatives of Omagh bomb victims.