A man apprehended with CS spray, a stun gun and pepper spray at his home told gardaí he had the items to deal with heroin use in his neighbourhood.

A chartered accountant who admitted stealing money from clients and engaging in an accountancy practice known as teeming and lading was given a four-year suspended jail sentence yesterday for the theft of €162,000.

The value of an arts degree to job seekers will be discussed at a forum at Triskel Arts Centre this weekend, writes Colette Sheridan

James Hackett is the fifth generation of Hacketts to cut turf on the family plot and he insists he will continue his fight alongside his father Pat.