The family of a woman who died from cancer who claimed that she was wrongly diagnosed at two hospitals in the Midlands as suffering from depression have settled their High Court action against the HSE for €65,000.

SUSPECTED dissident Republicans were in custody last night after a millionaire businessman was tied up and pistol-whipped, while his pregnant wife was held at gunpoint in what gardaí believe was an extortion bid attempt.

AT least three motorists brought their cars to a stop yesterday morning as they sailed through the Mount Oval estate on the outskirts of Cork city, and proceeded to capture the scene on their camera phone.