A Dublin man arrested in Spain has been charged with the murders of two men in county Louth in 2012.

High Court proceedings challenging the validity of the controversial household charge have been initiated by a 70-year-old man.

There has been a furious reaction from the Polish community to a Mayo judge’s comment, made in court, that the social welfare system is a “Polish charity”.

A 15-year-old boy, who stole a minibus from an old folks’ day centre, which had a massive impact on the lives of 75 elderly people, has been remanded in custody pending sentence.