A house was barricaded with a stove as people armed with knives, golf clubs, and a machete threw bottles from inside during a face-off with gardaí, with a television thrown through an upstairs window.

CIVIL servants who travelled to New York, Boston, London and Georgia using funds from a SIPTU bank account could be asked to pay back the money to the taxpayer.

The Kemmy Business School (KBS) at the University of Limerick has announced its first business advisory board.