It was literally a case of a criminal laundering money.

The Health and Safety Authority has issued a warning, along with guidelines, about the dangers of using cable reels following an inquest in Limerick into the death of a 14-year-old boy on his grandfather’s farm.

A former restaurateur jailed for 15 years for importing almost €80,000 worth of cannabis featured in a TV documentary on how he had mended his ways after getting a seven-year sentence in 2000 for importing drugs worth over €1.65m.

Clara (Kilkenny) 0-19 Silvermines (Tipperary) 1-14 (aet)

Silvermines (Tipperary) 0-13 An Rinn (Waterford) 0-11

Silvermines (Tipperary) 1-15 Ruan (Clare) 0-6

RUBY WALSH made a spectacular return to race-riding in Ireland when powering Scotsirish to a clear-cut success in the featured Grade 2 O’Connell Logistics Hilly Way Chase at Cork yesterday.

A man whose father was imprisoned for ten years for seriously assaulting his family has had an attempted robbery and assault charge adjourned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

FRANCES CROWLEY, looking forward to running Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Saoire in tomorrow's Pretty Polly at the Curragh, teamed up with husband, Pat Smullen, to take the Town and District Professionals Handicap with Hanicor at Tipperary last night.