One high-ranking garda last year received a golden handshake of more than €170,000 as part of a €25.9m pension bonanza for retiring gardaí.

THE Limerick hurling saga is set to drag on after tonight’s specially-convened County Board AGM and the first county board meeting of the year were both postponed due to the adverse weather conditions.

GARDAÍ have arrested two men in the Coolock area of Dublin in connection with the death of a 28-year-old man during a car hijacking near Dublin Airport early yesterday.