Some years ago, Tom McDermott created a pond on his farm near Naas in Co Kildare. Up to 120 mallard roost there nowadays, attracted by the grain he puts out for them.

A prominent Polish Football Association board member has been sacked after gardaí caught him ticket touting at the Aviva Stadium.

A prominent Polish Football Association board member has been sacked after gardaí caught him ticket-touting at the Aviva Stadium.

An official from the Polish Football Association was arrested for ticket-touting outside the Aviva Stadium on Sunday before the Euro 2016 qualifier, a court heard.

A former Irish soldier was convicted of having ammunition and a smoke hand grenade at a house in Limerick last year by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.