Legal actions by four female lecturers against National University of Ireland Galway alleging gender discrimination in a competition for promotion have been again adjourned while efforts continue to resolve the dispute through mediation.

A dispute between a stepmother and her stepson over a one-sixth share in a €3.38m Lotto win has come before the High Court.

Former Irish rugby star Reggie Corrigan has begun an unfair dismissal action against the Leinster branch of the IRFU after his contract as scrum coach was not renewed in 2012.