Six people were left with neck and back injuries when they claimed to have been shaken in what was described as “a little bump” in a carpark incident.

A judge, who today awarded a postman and former Balbriggan town councillor €16,000 damages for an injured big toe, said he was not satisfied An Post had provided him with protective shoes.

The hearing of evidence has ended in the trial of a construction company charged with breaching health and safety regulations arising out of the death of an employee after a trench collapsed at a building site

A forensic engineer has described a construction company charged with breaching safety regulations as having "a culture of safety far beyond the minimum required by legislation".