A Cork family was terrorised by two men armed with a gun and a meat cleaver who forced their way into their home at night and yesterday one of the raiders was jailed for five years.

The sister of an armed post office raider recognised her brother during the robbery and identified him to gardaí, a court has heard.

The first salmon of the New Year has been caught in the River Liffey.

A drug addict who took part in a violent raid on a post office which left staff and customers terrified has today been sentenced to eight years for robbery and possession of firearms.