Insurance fraud is now punishable with fines of up to €100,000, and/or prison for up to ten years, warns Detective Sergeant Alan Govern of the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau.

An innocent mother-of-three has been awarded almost €5,000 after Gardaí smashed in her doorway during a raid which proved fruitless.

A bus driver, who claimed he had been bullied and assaulted by a colleague, has been awarded €22,000 damages against Dublin Bus in the Circuit Civil court.