GARDAÍ have applied to the courts to have an estimated €500,000 worth of documents recovered in a criminal investigation returned to their rightful owner.

A TWO-YEAR-OLD child rescued by gardaí from a burning house was fighting for her life last night after a suspicious fire in Mullingar, Co Westmeath.

Seven gardai have been awarded Scott medals for bravery in the line of duty at a ceremony in Templemore today.