More than 20 canaries and three bird cages were plucked out of an aviary and the burglar who swooped for this unusual theft was sentenced to five months behind bars yesterday.

A man accused of hijacking a jeep at Cork Airport by threatening the occupants at knifepoint was brought before Cork District Court today.

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy who took four ecstasy pills for the first time suffered brain damage and later died.