A man has been arrested in Limerick in connection with an abduction which took place earlier this week.

A 16-year-old boy arrested in connection with a tiger kidnapping in which the son of a Limerick sub-postmistress was abducted at gunpoint is due before Limerick District Court this morning.

RINGING in the New Year with a couple of ugly sisters and a mean old stepmother might not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but when you throw a fairy godmother into the mix, it is a dream come true for one woman.