Abortion may be the divisive issue in this and many other societies but that is probably because we have not discussed property rights and the impact that idea, that vague but apparently inviolable principle, has right across society.

Dublin pensioners Martin and Violet Coyne were "illegally" evicted from the house they had rented for 15 years, a court has been told.

A judge has refused to jail pensioners Martin and Violet Coyne, who faced prison for contempt of court by defying a judge’s order to have left their home by midnight on Tuesday.