A 30-year-old chef, who suffered an electric shock while using an allegedly dangerous and defective panini machine in a Dublin hotel, has been awarded damages in the Circuit Civil Court against his employer.

A family who moved in to a vacant council house without permission have been told to leave by the High Court. 

A family that took over a vacant council house have turned down alternative accommodation as they deem it unsuitable for their needs, the High Court has heard.

Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns said David Gunning, who was Coillte CEO for seven years, was entitled to the payments along with 2% interest and his legal costs. 

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Cork City 0 Birmingham City 3

Dublin won a second All-Ireland U21 Football Championship title in three years with a devastating attacking performance at O’Connor Park in Tullamore.

The apparent impenetrability of Finnegans Wake ensures it is ignored by most readers. Alan O’Riordan meets a number of people hoping to address this neglect.

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Mum’s play is gentle and face-to-face, dad’s play is physical and robust, but both serve crucial educational purposes, and create an emotionally balanced child.

Details have emerged of an extraordinary row between Coillte and the Department of Agriculture over the forestry company’s effort to pay its departing chief executive back-dated bonuses.

THROUGHOUT the economic crisis, the board of one of the State’s largest commercial companies was doggedly scrapping with its shareholder — the minister for agriculture.

It’s the annual rituals that make Christmas special for children, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

A trade union representing workers at Coillte has claimed its proposed merger with Bord na Móna would leave the State forest company considerably weakened, with the potential loss of 100 jobs.

Dundee UTD 0 Celtic 1

THE broadcast of a Prime Time Investigates special report last May into the mistreatment of children at a number of creches has proven a catalyst in raising awareness of standards and the regulation of pre-school facilities.

Several people have died after a crash between two trains during the morning rush hour in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, officials say.

A child care expert has said that the cost of placing a child in a creche is "expensive" because the job is "very labour-intensive".

Celtic 4 Dundee Utd 0

Ross County 1 Dundee Utd 2

Neil Lennon made three changes to his Celtic side for the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Dundee United at Tannadice.

Dundee Utd 3 Dundee 0

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The high cost of childcare is forcing some parents to quit their careers.

A relieved Mickey Ned O’Sullivan admitted Roscommon would be feeling “sick” after Kerry edged an entertaining All-Ireland MFC quarter-final at Croke Park.

Coillte is to pay the Government an interim dividend of €2m for the first half of 2012.

Roscommon claimed back-to-back Connacht minor titles for the first time ever at Dr Hyde Park yesterday.

Diarmuid Murtagh was the hero for champions Roscommon as they booked a place in the Connacht minor football championship final.

St Michael’s, Enniskillen produced a superb second-half performance to come from behind and win the Ulster Colleges MacRory Cup at the Morgan Athletic Grounds in Armagh yesterday.

Parents and childcare providers have been reminded of the importance of monitoring their children carefully after an inquest heard last week how a toddler died after choking on a popcorn kernel.

Rangers plunged deeper into crisis after crashing out of the Scottish Cup as goals from Gavin Gunning and Johnny Russell secured a 2-0 win for Dundee United at Ibrox.

Rangers 0 Dundee United 2

COILLTE chief executive David Gunning has bowed to Government pressure and volunteered to have his €297,000 salary cut by 15%.

The chief executive of Coillte has today volunteered to take a 15% pay cut.

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has upped the pressure on Coillte chief executive David Gunning to take a 15% cut to his €297,000 salary.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has reiterated his warning that the upcoming budget will entail very difficult spending cuts and revenue raising measures.

THE determination of Coillte to defy angry protests from government in order to pay its chief executive a €56,000 bonus has been revealed.

COILLTE’S directors argued it would be immoral, unethical, unprofessional and illegal to deny its chief executive a €56,000 bonus earlier this year after the company sanctioned the payment in defiance of ministerial and departmental demands.

A 24-HOUR petrol station was described as an affront to neighbours, the people of Cork and planning laws, but the operators claimed they were entitled to carry on the business.

THE EU is expected to grant energy subsidy approval within the next month, potentially clearing the way for significant job creation and billions of euro worth of investment in Ireland’s renewable energy sector.

ROBERT BRADY enjoyed a dream return to international duty as his stoppage-time goal from the penalty spot earned the Republic of Ireland a deserved victory over Austria in a gripping U21 International friendly at the Sligo Showgrounds yesterday.

ALEX SINCLAIR, chief executive of Motorsport Ireland, has urged the bosses of GAA, soccer and rugby to be directly involved at the grassroots of their sport.

DANIEL MAJSTOROVIC believes Celtic’s Scottish Cup final win over Motherwell at Hampden on Saturday will be the forerunner to even more success next season.