John Nevin who had barricaded himself in to a house in Co Tipperary was taken in to custody by gardai but later became unwell at the station

The Department of Transport has unlawfully shortened the season available for boatmen to bring tourists and pilgrims to Skellig Michael island off the coast of Kerry, it has been claimed in the High Court.

DEVELOPER Thomas McFeely, his company and workers were ordered by the High Court to leave the Priory Hall apartment complex by 6pm yesterday after Dublin City Council sought their removal over a lack of progress in fire safety works being carried out at the development.

THE Supreme Court is expected to be asked next May to grant a priority hearing of appeals which will determine if two unsuccessful bidders for the state’s second mobile phone licence can proceed with actions challenging the manner in which the licence was allocated in 1995 to Esat Digifone.