The opening ceremony for the World Equestrian Games (WEG) took place last night in Tryon, North Carolina and the first of thirteen days of action gets underway today. Endurance, Reining and Dressage are the disciplines kicking things off and Ireland is represented in all three.

An over-the-counter flea killing product for cats and dogs is the first of a range of pharmaceutical products being launched by Waterford start-up CF Pharma.

A postal worker who died from injecting heroin in a city centre toilet became addicted after he was prescribed strong painkillers after a car accident, an inquest in the North heard today.