A DOMESTIC pet was shot and badly wounded in a series of intimidating acts that forced a family to flee a housing estate in Limerick.

A PET dog who was shot in a vicious gun attack in Limerick is due to return home today after undergoing life-saving surgery.

FORMER Bord na gCon officials have cost the State body huge sums in payouts and legal costs as part of ‘confidential’ departure payments following disagreements with the board headed by Paschal Tagart.

It’s Pat Curtin’s first visit to the National Coursing Meeting in Clonmel as an ‘official’ trainer. However, he boasts two live contenders in Boavista and Smoking Banner. Diarmuid O’Flynn got the lowdown.

The Irish greyhound racing board has banned the use of the male sex drug Viagra in the sport, a spokesman said today.