Gardaí in Sixmilebridge, Co Clare, are on the look-out for a boyish-looking, carol- singing, ‘bad’ Santa.

More than 80 priests in Meath have received advice on personal safety after a number of attacks on their homes and churches in recent years.

THE graphic scenes of Love/Hate on our TV screens every Sunday have gripped the nation. It’s close to the bone of what is happening in Ireland’s gangland. Cork Supt Barry McPolin and Crime Prevention Officer Sgt Tony Davis are the men charged with keeping an eye on Cork’s underworld.

A major security operation is beginning across Northern Ireland today to ensure the replacement of £240m (€343m) worth of notes from the Northern Bank goes smoothly.