A WOMAN charged over the death of her granddaughter took drugs and alcohol the day the five-year-old was mauled by a family pet, a court heard yesterday.

A woman charged over the death of her granddaughter took drugs and alcohol the day the five-year-old was mauled by a family pet, a court heard today.

The grandmother of a five-year-old girl mauled to death by a pit bull terrier in England will today stand trial over her death.

A RAPIST who has gone on the run while on bail may have fled to Britain with the intention of moving to Spain or Portugal.

A Brazilian man who raped a 23-year-old Limerick woman is on the run.

INTERPOL were last night called in by gardaí to help hunt down Brazilian Adriano Kiel, 27, who failed to turn up for sentence at the Central Criminal Court yesterday following a conviction for raping a Limerick hotel worker on January 26 last.

FERRYFORTH Donie, owned by Liam Egan of Freemount Charleville, Co. Cork, who carded 28.65 when winning his pre-sale trial realised the top price of €13,000 when he was knocked down to a cash buyer at the Curraheen Park sales yesterday.

Richard Kiel, famous for his role as the James Bond baddie Jaws, revisited past glories today at an exhibition of memorabilia from the popular spy movies.