A man who sued St James's Hospital Dublin over the care he received when he was brought there by ambulance after he was assaulted has settled his High Court action for €750,000.

A couple, who met at a tea dance in Jurys Hotel almost 30 years ago, are now embroiled in a legal dispute over a missing €40,000 from a joint post office account they shared, a court has heard.

A Meath resident accused of robbery and false imprisonment has admitted he lied to gardaí, but not "purposely", when questioned over whether he knew a van was travelling in convoy behind him.